BUSINESS PEOPLE
BANKING
Simmons Bank has named
John Barber executive vice president and chief credit officer and Jimmy Crocker executive vice president, wealth management.
Stephens Inc. announced the hiring of Mark H. Belford as managing director in the Consumer and Retail Group of its Investment Banking division.
Citizens Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Lisa
Hendrixson to the position of senior vice president and director of deposit operations, and the hiring of Amanda Morris as vice president and market retail manager for the bank’s Central Arkansas region.
GOVERNMENT
Tim Malone was recently named Woodruff County district conservationist for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Augusta.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Brittany Roe has joined the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Arkansas State University.
INSURANCE
Christy Hockaday has joined Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield as vice president of Provider Network Innovation & Strategy.
LAW
Caroline Kelley of the Kelley Law Firm has been honored with the YLS Award of Excellence for her outstanding work with the Young Lawyers Section from the Arkansas Bar Association.
MEDICINE
CHI St. Vincent announces that interventional cardiologist Dr. Rimsha Hasan has joined the CHI St. Vincent
Heart Institute. Dr. Jason Pelton has joined the team of cardiologists at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Heart Center. Dermatologist Dr. Vivian Shi, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Dr. Teresita Bellido has joined UAMS as professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the College of Medicine.
Dr. Jessica Snowden has been named chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics at UAMS. April Mayo of Booneville recently began a new position as director of nursing and administrator at Mercy Hospital Paris. Michelle Bass now serves as vice president for service excellence at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas.
NONPROFIT
Ash Eisa has joined the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter board of directors.
UTILITIES
Humble Energy, Inc. appointed Scott Stanger to the Board of Directors for a term of four years.
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