Jay Brogdon

Lisa Hunter, executive vice president and chief data officer at Simmons Bank, is retiring after 30 years of leading technology, operations and data capabilities, the bank announced. During her tenure, Hunter led the implementation of Simmons’ first corporate website and …

Photos by Jason Burt   Jay Brogdon leans back in a side chair at the conference table in his newly claimed office atop the Simmons Bank Tower in Little Rock. From this spot, the banking system’s new CEO is but …

The slow, leisurely pace of summer begins to vanish in August as students prepare for and then launch another school year. Then, in September, things pick up as football takes hold. This month’s issue of Arkansas Money & Politics is …

Simmons First National Corporation has announced a major leadership transition that will take effect at the start of 2026. Chairman and CEO George Makris Jr. is set to retire at the end of 2025 after more than a decade of …

Simmons Bank brought together its partners and associates for a series of presentations and an expo highlighting what Ann Madea, chief information officer, called “the art of the possible” during the bank’s second-annual Tech Day. “Today’s event is all about …

Simmons First National Corporation revealed that CEO Robert “Bob” Fehlman will retire at the end of 2024 after a career spanning more than 36 years with the bank to focus on personal interests and family medical matters. Fehlman, who also …

As he himself will tell you, Jay Brogdon, president and chief financial officer of Simmons Bank, learned the industry in reverse of the typical bank executive. “I never really chose banking. I think banking might have chosen me,” he said. …

Daniel Hobbs will join Simmons First National Corporation as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Dec. 4. He will report to Simmons President Jay Brogdon and will be based in Little Rock. Prior to Hobbs’ arrival, Brogdon served as both …

Simmons First National Corporation and Simmons Bank have revealed changes to certain executive management roles. The changes are set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. Simmons’ current chairman and CEO, George Makris, Jr., will assume the role of full-time …