Press Releases

SEARCY, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced the new hire of Monte Elam as a Community Banker in Searcy. Simmons continues to provide excellent service to the area through the work of dedicated...

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corp. (Nasdaq:SFNC) today announced the appointment of Tom Purvis of Fort Worth, TX, and Russell Teubner of Stillwater,...

UNION CITY, Tenn. – Simmons Bank announced the promotion of Matthew Bird to the position of Union City community executive today. Bird previously served the bank as vice president and commercial...

JONESBORO, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced the promotion of Kent Bridger to the position of community president. Bridger has served as community banker at Simmons Bank since 1996. “We are happy...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Bryan Brooks joins Simmons Bank as senior vice president of product development. A telecom industry professional for 19 years, Brooks will be responsible for product...

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Simmons Bank is excited to welcome S. Lee Rush, who will serve as senior vice president and trust officer for the bank’s wealth management group. Rush joins the Simmons Bank...

Pine Bluff, Arkansas – Simmons Bank (“Simmons”) announced today that it was the successful bidder at a public auction of all of the capital stock of Heartland Bank (Little Rock, Arkansas)...

PINE BLUFF, AR – Simmons Bank in Pine Bluff recently added three new staff members. The bank welcomes Mark Dutton of Star City, as well as Russell Barker and Duncan Bellingrath, both of Pine Bluff.

ATHENS, TN – After more than four decades of service to the trust and investment management industry, Mike Bevins is set to retire from Simmons Bank on Monday July 31, 2017. Bevins joined...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Susan S. Lanigan of Nashville, Tenn., has been added to the Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) board of directors, it was announced today by George Makris Jr.,...

Kansas City, MO — Kathy Hunter and Scott Heady have joined Simmons Bank as senior vice presidents in the Kansas City market. Both have more than three decades of commercial banking experience....

Springfield, Mo. — Doug Parker has joined Simmons Bank as Springfield market president, effective March 1. “We are proud to have Doug join our southwest Missouri market,” said Gary Metzger,...

Alexandra Kosmitis of Pine Bluff, Ark., has joined Simmons Bank as executive project manager. In her new role, Kosmitis will lead and administer various executive and companywide projects....

Paul D. Kanneman has joined Simmons Bank as executive vice president and chief information officer. Kanneman worked the previous 14 years for the international accounting firm Grant Thornton and...

Danny Chadakhtzian has been named the St. Louis market president for Simmons Bank. Chadakhtzian joined Simmons in 2014 and has been a leading loan producer for the company the past three years....

Springfield, MO — Simmons Bank has promoted one and added two new members to the trust team in its Springfield, Mo. office. Randy Saul, vice president of trust business development, and Dave...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Jerry M. Hunter of St. Louis, Mo., and Mindy West of El Dorado, Ark., have been added to the Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) board of directors, it was...

Patterson will work with customers throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area assisting them with home purchase and refinance needs. Patterson has been in the banking and financial services...