Superior gets new leaders

TAMPA — Superior Bancorp (symbol: SUPR), the Birmingham, Ala.-based holding company that owns Tampa-based Superior Bank, has new leadership in place. C. Marvin Scott is the holding firm's new chairman and CEO, and Rick Gardner is its new president.

Superior Bank operates 67 offices between Alabama and Florida, with more than $2.8 billion in deposits between them. Along Florida's Gulf Coast, Superior operates three offices in Hillsborough County, three in Pasco, two in Pinellas, and one each in Manatee and Sarasota. Those 10 offices carry $539 million in deposits, according to the latest information from the FDIC.

Scott and Gardner move in to replace C. Stanley Bailey, who retired yesterday. Bailey held all three executive roles prior to his announced retirement.