Simmons First National Corporation Announces Changes to Certain Senior Leadership Roles
22 Aprile 2021 - 11:00PM
Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or
“Simmons”) today announced changes to certain senior leadership
roles in order to position the Company for continued success in
executing its key strategic priorities. The following changes are
effective as of April 26, 2021:
Bob Fehlman has been named president and chief
operating officer of Simmons First National Corporation and Simmons
Bank. In these roles, he will continue to report to George A.
Makris, Jr., Simmons’ chairman and CEO. Fehlman joined Simmons more
than 30 years ago and most recently served as senior executive vice
president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and
treasurer with responsibility for the overall financial management
and operations of the Company. Areas under his supervision included
accounting, financial planning, investments, tax, bank operations,
IT, risk and legal. He also provided critical support for merger
and acquisition activity, analyst and investor meetings and leading
the Company’s capital management.
Succeeding Fehlman as executive vice president,
chief financial officer and treasurer is Jay Brogdon. Prior to
joining Simmons, Brogdon worked at Stephens Inc. from 2008-2021
where he most recently served as managing director in the
investment banking division. In this role, Brogdon advised
community banks and financial services companies primarily located
throughout Simmons’ footprint. Prior to joining Stephens, he served
four years in audit and enterprise risk services at Deloitte.
Throughout his career, Brogdon has advised clients on over $15
billion of successful transactions including mergers and
acquisitions, public offerings and private placements of debt and
equity securities. In his new role, he will report to Bob
Fehlman.
Brogdon holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree in accounting and business management from
Harding University, where he was a 4-year letterman on the men’s
basketball team. Active in the Little Rock community, Brogdon
serves as deacon at a local church, board member of Spark of Life
and volunteer basketball and baseball coach for numerous youth
teams.
“The changes announced today are a direct result
of the success and growth we have experienced at Simmons over the
past several years and reflects our need to continue to add depth
and bench strength to our senior management team as we look to
execute our key strategic priorities designed to grow our
franchise,” said George A. Makris, Jr., chairman and CEO of
Simmons.
“Bob has been instrumental in ensuring the
financial strength of the Company, particularly during challenging
economic periods, that has us well-positioned to continue to expand
in our footprint while also continuing to meet the evolving needs
of our customers,” said Makris. “We’re also very pleased to have a
high caliber person like Jay join our team. In addition to being
very familiar with Simmons, Jay brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to our senior management team that should serve us well
into the future.”
Additional changes include the promotion of
Steve Massanelli to senior executive vice president and chief
administrative officer of the Company and Simmons Bank. Massanelli
joined Simmons in 2014 as chief administrative officer and in 2018
added the responsibility of investor relations officer. Massanelli
will continue to have responsibility for a wide array of day-to-day
duties including mergers and acquisitions due diligence and
integration, corporate real estate services, corporate security,
records management and corporate insurance. Massanelli will
continue to report to George Makris, Jr.
Simmons also announced Sabrina McDonnell as
executive vice president, chief customer experience officer
reporting to George Makris, Jr. In this role, McDonnell will
oversee marketing and brand experience, product development and
private client departments with responsibility for developing
initiatives to stimulate growth in market share and customer
relationships. McDonnell has 20 years of experience in the
financial services industry, having previously served as executive
vice president, chief administrative officer for Landmark Bank. Her
previous experience also includes serving as president and chief
operating officer, and senior vice president, retail banking at
First National Bank & Trust. McDonnell holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in business administration from Drury University, an MBA
from the University of Missouri and attended the Graduate School of
Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
Ed Bilek has also joined the Company as
executive vice president, director of investor relations. Bilek has
more than 30 years of experience in the financial services
industry, most recently serving as director of investor relations
and corporate insurance at BBVA USA. Prior to that he served in a
variety of capacities, including head of U.S. shareholder relations
for BBVA and director of investor relations for BBVA USA, and
director of external communications. His previous experience also
includes serving as director of investor relations at Compass
Bancshares, Inc. and as manager of SEC, regulatory and shareholder
reporting at KeyCorp, Inc. Bilek holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree in accounting from Baldwin-Wallace College.
He will report to Bob Fehlman.
Simmons First National
CorporationSimmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ:
SFNC) is a $23.3 billion asset Mid-South based financial holding
company whose principal subsidiary, Simmons Bank, operates 198
branches, including 68 in Arkansas, 48 in Missouri, 33 in
Tennessee, 23 in Texas, 20 in Oklahoma and 6 in Kansas. Founded in
1903, Simmons Bank offers comprehensive financial solutions
delivered with a client-centric approach. Simmons Bank was recently
named to Forbes magazine’s list of “World’s Best Banks” for the
second consecutive year and ranked among the top 30 banks in
Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Banks” for 2021. Additional
information about Simmons Bank can be found on our website at
simmonsbank.com, by following @Simmons_Bank on Twitter or by
visiting our newsroom.
Investor Contact |
Media Contact |
Ed
Bilek |
Ashley
Leopoulos |
EVP,
Director of Investor Relations |
Public
Relations Manager |
ed.bilek@simmonsbank.com |
ashley.leopoulos@simmonsbank.com |
205.612.3378
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