Price appointed new chief marketing officer for First Community Bank
BATESVILLE — First Community Bank recently announced the hiring of Carrie Price as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, said
Dale Cole, chairman and chief executive officer. Price will oversee and provide direction, guidance and leadership in the bank’s overall marketing efforts throughout Arkansas and Missouri. Price comes to First Community Bank with more than 16 years of banking experience. In her previous role, she served as the senior marketing officer at Southern Bancorp, where she had worked since 2007. Prior to Southern Bancorp, she worked as public relations manager for Elk Horn Bank.
Price is a member of the Emerging Leaders Council of the Arkansas Bankers Association and has been involved in numerous volunteer efforts. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication in 2004 from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She and her husband, Nathan, have relocated to Batesville from Arkadelphia with their three children: Emmett, Boyd and Cora June.
“It’s an exciting time to be at First Community Bank, and I am honored to be given the opportunity to be part of a bank that truly goes above and beyond to make a difference in the communities we serve,” Price said. “Our family is proud to call Batesville our new home, and we are grateful for so many who have welcomed us to the community already. It’s a privilege to join this outstanding team of wellestablished community bankers, and I look forward to my future at First Community Bank.”