Press Releases

GAINESVILLE, Texas – Simmons Bank has named Mike Crawley community president for its Gainesville market, placing him at the helm of local strategy along with loan and deposit growth. Crawley’s...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has named John Barber executive vice president and chief credit officer and Jimmy Crocker executive vice president, wealth management. Both executives will be...

DALLAS, Texas – Simmons Bank has named Kent Eastman executive vice president and Texas Division president. Eastman’s responsibilities will range from overseeing business development and brand...

FORT SMITH-FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has promoted Charlie Van Ness to market president for Northwest Arkansas. Van Ness, who previously served two years as Simmons’ Northwest...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Simmons Bank has named Marc Gerard senior vice president and regional retail manager for Simmons’ expanding Missouri market. “Marc brings more than 20 years of retail...

FORT SMITH-FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has promoted Greg Martin to executive vice president and division president for its Northwest Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma markets. The decision...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas - Simmons has named Jon Crippen regional retail manager for its Texas and Southwest divisions. Crippen brings nearly 20 years of experience overseeing branch networks with...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Simmons Bank Executive Vice President and Southwest Division President Mark Funke has announced plans to retire. Funke joined Simmons as the result of its merger with...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has announced significant promotions for several Arkansas associates, with positions ranging from chief banking officer to Arkansas regional community...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has named Alejandro “Alex” Carriles executive vice president and chief digital officer. Carriles’ responsibilities include direct oversight of...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Simmons Bank is pleased to announce Michael Powell as mortgage division president. Powell will oversee all aspects of Simmons’ mortgage process. “Michael’s...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has named Leslie Parnell senior vice president of treasury management and strategic development. Parnell will have direct oversight of Simmons’ Treasury...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas – Simmons Bank has named J. Terry Smith of Fort Worth, Texas president for the company’s North Texas Division. Smith will lead key banking functions for the...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has named Itzel Meador Small Business Administration (SBA) regional manager of sales and business development for its eight-state footprint. Meador’s...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Simmons Bank has named Wes Knight senior vice president and trust manager for its Oklahoma Trust Division. Knight will oversee the Oklahoma Trust Department, including...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Simmons Bank has named Martin Schrodt senior vice president and regional retail manager for Tennessee. Schrodt will oversee retail banking strategy and performance for...

TULSA, Okla. – Simmons Bank has named Rex Horning market president for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Horning will spearhead strategy, talent acquisition, client relationships and product delivery for the...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas – Following Southwest Bank’s merger with Simmons Bank in February 2018, Simmons has expanded its leadership team in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The company has named...

WICHITA, Kan. – Bank SNB, a division of Simmons Bank, has promoted Christina “Chris” Hemphill to commercial banker for the Wichita, Kansas market. Hemphill’s promotion follows five years...

AUSTIN, Texas – Stephanie Verdugo has been promoted to senior vice president of commercial banking at Bank SNB, a division of Simmons Bank. Verdugo’s promotion follows three years at Bank SNB,...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas – Southwest Bank, a division of Simmons Bank, has expanded both its community affairs and commercial banking teams. The bank named Stacy Bowers community affairs officer...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has named Chad Rawls executive vice president and executive director of credit and loan operations. In this role, Rawls will oversee commercial underwriting,...

AUSTIN, Texas – Bank SNB, a division of Simmons Bank, has named Michael Cullen senior vice president of commercial banking and Spence Maier vice president and senior commercial banker in Austin,...

AUSTIN, Texas – Dan Hodges has been named market president of Bank SNB, a division of Simmons Bank, in Austin, Texas. Hodges’ transition to Bank SNB follows 14 years at Regions Bank, where he...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark– Simmons Bank has named Scott Heady of Kansas City, Missouri director of correspondent banking. Heady will lead the expanded department, delivering services including credit and...