BUSINESS PEOPLE
COMMUNICATIONS
Joy Phillips has been promoted to senior account executive, parks and tourism, at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods.
FINANCE
The West Warren Bank has announced the promotion of Tracy Nichols to senior vice president (controller) and cashier, David Grider to vice president (IT manager) and Josh Tittle to vice president (operations).
Simmons First Trust Co. N.A. has promoted Chuck Tlapek to senior vice president and chief investment officer; Lloyd Franques to vice president and trust officer of the El Dorado Trust Group; and Kelton Harrison to vice president and investment officer of the Fort Smith Trust and Investments Group.
INSURANCE
John Brooks has been named vice president of marketing for LEMIC Insurance Co.
MEDICAL
Dr. Issam Makhoul is the new director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. He will serve as the inaugural holder of the Dr. Laura F. Hutchins Distinguished Chair for the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
NONPROFIT
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas has named Rick Watson its central Arkansas reentry services manager and Heather Parsons as a career service manager for northeast Arkansas.
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