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Board of Directors

Jay D. Burchfield

Year First Elected to Board: 2015
Tenure: 7 years
Age: 76

 

Professional Experience

Mr. Burchfield is the retired Chairman of Ozark Trust and Investment Corporation and its subsidiary company, Trust Company of the Ozarks. His career has spanned over 40 years, primarily in the banking and financial services industry. Mr. Burchfield formerly served as an Advisory Director of Liberty Bancshares, Inc., which was acquired by the Company in February 2015.

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (Marketing), Central Missouri State University
  • Master of Science (Education), Central Missouri State University
  • Graduate School of Banking of the South, Louisiana State University

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • Member of Board of Directors, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
  • Lead Director and Member of Compensation and Audit Committees, O'Reily Automotive, Inc.
  • Senior Principal of Silvertree Companies (real estate company)
  • U.S. Army veteran

Biographical information regarding directors is based on, and also as of, Simmons First National Corporation’s latest proxy statement filed on March 14, 2023.