After 45 Years, Home Bank's CEO Passes the Torch to an Insider

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In an industry where executives sometimes change banks the way customers change credit cards, John W. Bordelon is an exception. Home Bancorp announced on October 19, 2026, that its chairman and chief executive will retire as CEO of the company and of Home Bank, N.A. on January 8, 2027, after more than 45 years of service. He is not going far: Bordelon will stay on as chairman and keep his seats on both boards.

A succession that started months ago

His successor is Darren E. Guidry, who will become CEO on the same date while keeping the president title. Guidry has been president of both the holding company and the bank since July 1, 2026, and has worked there since 1993, with a hand in growth, risk management and strategic priorities. Decades of tenure on both sides are enough to make the phrase outside hire sound slightly exotic here.

Chris Rader, who chairs the board's nominating and governance committee, said Bordelon had helped guide the company and the bank through significant growth and change. Guidry said he was deeply honored by the appointment, and Bordelon called his years as CEO, and earlier as president, one of the great privileges of his career.

A very old bank with a long memory

Home Bank was founded in 1908 as Home Building & Loan and is the oldest financial institution founded in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, where it is still headquartered. Home Bancorp became its holding company in October 2008, when the bank converted from mutual to stock ownership. Today it serves South Louisiana, Natchez in Mississippi and the Greater Houston area. For a community bank that has been around for more than a century, a patient, insider-led transition is less a strategy than a family tradition.