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Steven A. Cossé

Year First Elected to Board: 2004
Tenure: 19 years
Age: 76

 

Professional Experience

In 2013, Mr. Cossé retired as president and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation, a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Mr. Cossé has also previously served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Murphy Oil Corporation. He had served as General Counsel since 1991 and had also previously served as Senior Vice President, Vice President and Principal Financial Officer. Prior to joining Murphy Oil Corporation as General Counsel, he served for eight years as General Counsel for Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, a NYSE-listed, majority-owned subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (Government), Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Juris Doctorate, Loyola University

Experience and Qualifications

  • Member of Board of Directors, South Arkansas Regional Hospital
  • Member of Board of Directors, SHARE Foundation
  • Murphy Oil Corporation (former board member)
  • Board of Trustees of Loyola University New Orleans (former board member)
  • South Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross (past chairman)
  • Member of Louisiana Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association and Union County Bar Association

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