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Susan Lanigan

Year First Elected to Board: 2017
Tenure:  years
Age: 61

 

Professional Experience

Ms. Lanigan previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc. (then a NYSE-listed company) from May 2016 until her retirement in July 2018. She also served as Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Commission, a position to which she was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee and approved by the State Legislature, from 2014 to 2021. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation (a NYSE-listed company) (“Dollar General”), a Fortune 200 company, where she worked from July 2002 until May 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Zale Corporation. She started her career as a litigation attorney for Troutman Sanders, LLP (now Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree, University of Georgia
  • Juris Doctorate, University of Georgia School of Law

Experience and Qualifications

  • Member of Board of Directors and Chair of Compensation Committee, Kirkland’s Inc. (a Nasdaq-listed company)
  • Former member of Board of Directors, Vi-Jon, Inc. (Chair of Nominating Committee)

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