William Kemp has been named president for Guaranty Bank & Trust Co.’s Vicksburg office, Guaranty president and chief executive officer Huey Townsend, said.

Kemp has more than 25 years financial experience, and comes to Guaranty Bank from the Regions Financial Commercial and Industrial Group.

He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Delta State University and a bachelor’s in banking and finance from Mississippi State. He has a Master of Business administration from Millsaps College, and has completed studies at the Graduate School of Banking at LSU.

He is married to the former Diane Derivaux of Vicksburg, and they have three children.