LAFAYETTE, La., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBERIABANK Corporation (Nasdaq: IBKC), holding company of the 123-year-old IBERIABANK (www.iberiabank.com), is pleased to announce the naming of Robert M. Kottler as Executive Vice President and Director of Retail and Small Business.

In this role, Bob is responsible for the Retail segment, including retail operations, credit cards, sales, retail training and small business.

Mike Naquin, who currently serves in this role, will dedicate all of his time and energy to continue the development of the Florida markets. Mike inherited responsibility for the Florida markets when the Company entered Florida in 2009.

"Mike has done an outstanding job building a strong retail franchise as our Company has become more vested in this area," says Daryl Byrd, President and CEO of IBERIABANK. "With a significant portion of our organization in Florida, we now need Mike more focused on developing and growing our investments in those markets, which are important to the success of our company going forward."

Byrd continued, "We welcome Bob to the team. The depth and breadth of his experience in Retail and in Small Business Banking will help drive our franchise to the next level. He comes from an organization with a well-respected retail segment, and we are confident that we will benefit immensely from his proficiency in this part of our business."

Bob joins the Company with extensive experience in the Small Business Banking arena. His most recent position was Executive Vice President for Small Business Banking at Capital One Bank, covering Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, DC, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. His team works in tandem with Capital One's national Small Business credit card team.

Prior to his current role, he led Capital One's branch, branch real estate and business banking functions in the "de novo" markets, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and several other communities.

Prior to the merger of Capital One Financial Corporation and Hibernia Corporation in November 2005, Bob served as Hibernia's Chief Sales Support Officer. He was responsible for all sales support functions, including marketing, product management, delivery channel management, and loan and branch operations, as well as consumer and small business lending.

A Cleveland native, he earned his B.S. in management and his M.B.A. from Tulane University.

SOURCE IBERIABANK Corporation