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Board of Directors

Mindy West

Year First Elected to Board: 2017
Tenure: 6 years
 

 

Professional Experience

Ms. West currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Murphy USA Inc., a NYSE-listed retailer of gasoline products and convenience store merchandise.  From August 2013 to February 2024, she served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Murphy USA Inc. (and, in addition to those duties, served as Executive Vice President of Fuels from June 2018 to February 2024). Ms. West was previously employed by Murphy Oil Corporation, joining the company in 1996 and holding positions in accounting, employee benefits, planning and investor relations. She was Murphy Oil Corporation’s director of investor relations from July 2001 until December 2006 and its Vice President and Treasurer from January 2007 until August 2013, when she joined Murphy USA Inc.  

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree (Finance), University of Arkansas
  • Bachelor’s degree (Accounting), Southern Arkansas University
  • Certified Public Accountant (inactive)
  • Certified Treasury Professional

Experience and Qualifications

  • SHARE Foundation of El Dorado, Arkansas (board member)
  • Razorback Foundation (board member and executive committee member)
  • Ducks Unlimited Inc. (board member and member of finance and board governance committees)
  • South Arkansas University Business Advisory Council (member)
  • Natural State Advisory Council (member)

Biographical information regarding directors is based on, and also as of, Simmons First National Corporation’s latest proxy statement filed on March 20, 2024.