The First Bancshares, Inc. announced that M. Ray “Hoppy” Cole, Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of First Bancshares, assumed the additional position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of each of First Bancshares and The First Bank, effective August 18, 2022. E. Ricky Gibson, the former Chairman of the Board of First Bancshares, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of each of First Bancshares and The First Bank, and Ted E. Parker has been appointed to serve as Lead Independent Director, effective as of August 18, 2022.