SIMMONS FIRST - Key Persons
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- Chief Digital Officer
- Executive Vice President
Mr. Carriles serves as executive vice president and chief digital officer at Simmons Bank. His oversees Simmons' digital banking strategy, customer experience through digital channels and customer acquisition through digital tools.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Simmons Bank and Is Responsible
Ms. Madea serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Simmons Bank and is responsible for the bank's overall information technology strategy and operations. With more than 25 years of technology experience, Ms. Madea has served in a variety of leadership positions with a primary focus centered on strategy, execution, operations and lending technology and business transformation.
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Risk Officer
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- Chief Accounting Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- SVP, Private Wealth Strategist
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- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Member of the Risk Committee
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- Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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- Member of the Risk Committee
George A. Makris, III - Chairman, Chief Legal Officer, EVP, Secretary
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- Corporate Secretary
- Executive Chairman
- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel
- Member of the Executive Committee
Jason Waters - Chief Investment Officer
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- Chairman
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Chief People Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
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- SVP, Private Wealth Market Director
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- Executive Vice President, Head of Wealth Management
Mr. Crocker serves as EVP, Head of Wealth Management. In addition to overseeing strategy for this business area, his responsibilities include driving sales, fee income, compliance and operations related to the fiduciary function of Simmons. With more than 27 years of experience, Crocker joined Simmons in 2020 from a regional bank, where he served as executive vice president and director of trust after being hired to build the bank's fiduciary business in 2010.
Mr. Herron serves as Chief Credit Officer. A 22-year banking veteran, Herron previoulsy served as division credit officer for the Western Division. Prior to joining Simmons Bank in 2020 through the acquisition of The Landrum Company, he served as Oklahoma state president for Landmark Bank.
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- Chief Deposit Officer and Head of Treasury Management
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- Member of the Risk Committee
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- Community Mortgage Loan Officer I
Lisa Hunter - Chief Data Officer, EVP
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- Chief Data Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- Chairman of the Risk Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Risk Committee
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Chairman
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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- Chief Audit Executive
- Executive Vice President
Mr. Hawkins serves as EVP, Chief Audit Executive for Simmons First National Corporation. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Hawkins leads oversight, administration and implementation for Simmons Bank's risk-based Internal Audit which monitors and evaluates the bank's financial, operational and compliance internal controls.
Job Titles:
- Financial Center Manager III
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- Chief Administrative Officer
- Senior Executive Vice President
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- Deputy Chief Credit Officer
Mr. Wade serves as Deputy Chief Credit Officer. Prior to this position, he served as EVP, Assistant General Counsel. A seasoned veteran with 40 years of industry experience, Wade previously served as EVP, Chief Credit Officer of Simmons Bank for nearly six years where his responsibilities ranged from asset quality to overseeing the credit approval process for commercial banking. He also chaired the bank's Senior Credit Committee and Executive Loan Committee and was respsonbile for crefting much of the bank's credit policy.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of the Executive Committee
- Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
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- Chairman of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Tina Groves - Chief Risk Officer, EVP
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- Chief Risk Officer
- Executive Vice President
Ms. Groves serves as EVP, Chief Risk Officer at Simmons First National Corporation. With more than 28 years of experience, Ms. Groves manages M&A for the Bank, engaging a variety of resources to create a cohesive process, mitigating risk and capturing value and oversees Risk Management, Regulatory and Consumer Affairs and Vendor Management. A Certified Public Accountant, she has internal and external audit, accounting and general risk management experience. Prior to joining Simmons Bank, Ms. Groves was a risk management/internal audit consultant for Simmons Bank.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Member of the Risk Committee
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- Member of the Audit Committee