BUSINESS PEOPLE
BANKING
Citizens Bank announced the promotion of Helen Shaw to vice president, corporate security officer and facilities manager.
First Community Bank promoted Brian Emison to chief deposit officer.
Blake Swindle has been named senior vice president and chief commercial lending officer at AgHeritage Farm Credit Services.
Arvest Bank promoted Katie Gillenwater to associate mortgage lender in Hot Springs.
Simmons Bank promoted Reggie Rose to community executive for its Conway market.
EGP Wealth Management has added Elizabeth “Liz” Adams as a financial adviser and chief compliance officer.
CONSTRUCTION
CDI Contractors has added Ramon Ramos as a project scheduler.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Adam Long, director of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott for the past eight years, has been appointed as the executive director of Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University.
MEDICAL
Myeloma expert Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as research director of the Myeloma Center.
Daniel E. Voth, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
NONPROFIT
Rebecca Pittillo, a regional executive for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has been named associate executive director of the corporation’s charitable nonprofit, the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas.
TECHNOLOGY
Mainstream Technologies announce the hiring of Brennan Paul and Evan Paul as business analysts.
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