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Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams has been named to the Little Rock branch board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He will serve the remaining portion of a three-year term that ends Dec. 31, 2023. The…

Two new members have joined the board of directors for First Orion. Former Samsung Electronics North America president and CEO Tim Baxter and Highland LP founder Tom Reilley have been named to the board. “We are pleased to welcome Tim…

Alec Farmer has been named to the board of directors for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Farmer, from Jonesboro, is the president of Farmer Enterprises, a family-owned farmland and property investment management company. He also serves on the boards…

Today’s Power Inc. has appointed two new members to its board of directors. Scott Foushee and Rusty Pendergraft will both join the solar utility’s board. Foushee currently sits on the board of directors for Farmers Electric Cooperative and is an…

Endeavor Northwest Arkansas has named a Walmart executive to its board of directors. Michael Guptan, the global head of corporate development at Walmart, is joining the board of the entrepreneurship organization’s Northwest Arkansas chapter. He succeeds another Walmart executive, Ashley…

Walmart’s board of directors has named a new member to the board. Former AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has taken a Walmart board position, effective March 3. Stephenson is the 12th member of the board. The other directors include Cesar…

Simmons First National Corporation has named a new member to its board of directors. Julie Stackhouse has been appointed to sit on the Pine Bluff-based corporation’s board. She will also sit on the board of Simmons Bank, which is a…

Ark Angel Alliance has named Angela Grayson to its board. Grayson is the sixth member of the Ark Angel Alliance’s board of directors. The existing members include Jeff Amerine, James Hendren, Amy Hopper, Bryan Hosto and Alese Stroud. “We are…

Four new members will be joining the UA Little Rock Foundation Fund board of directors for three-year terms. These new members include Ben Bailey, Alec Gaines, LaShannon Spencer and Erin Wood. The board of directors oversee the UA Little Rock…

Southwest Power Pool (PPP) has named Elizabeth Moore of New York to its board of directors. Moore will assume her new role Tuesday, Oct. 27. “Liz will make an invaluable addition to our independent board,” SPP president and CEO Barbara…