Sector: Financials
Director information for EQUITY BANCSHARES INC CLASS A (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamen J. Hutton | Director | 45 | [] | [] | 2026 |
| BENJAMEN M. HUTTON | Chief Executive Officer; Director | ["senior level management","board experience","construction experience","community involvement"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Brad S. Elliott | Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | 59 | ["founder of Equity Bancshares","financial services experience","lending and asset and liability management","risk and operations management","strategic planning expertise"] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| C. Kendric Fergeson | Director | 79 | [] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| C. Kendrick Fergeson | Director | ["over 40 years of experience in operational and leadership roles for financial institutions","founder of NBC Corp. of Oklahoma","Chair of the Board at NBC","Chairman of Oklahoma Banker’s Association","Chairman of American Banker’s Association","Director at Argent Financial Trust"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Gregory H. Kossover | Director, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets; Executive Vice President, Capital Markets and Oklahoma Regional CEO; Executive Vice President, Director | 63 | ["leadership and financial experience","oversight of financial reporting","enterprise and operational risk management"] | [] | 2026 |
| Gregory L. Gaeddert | Director | 64 | ["Managing Partner of B12 Capital Partners, LLC","experience in various capacities by Commerce Bancshares, Inc.","strong investment, accounting and financial skills"] | ["board of the Mennonite Economic Development Committee","investment committee of the MEDA Risk Capital Fund","Audit Committee","Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| JAMES S. LOVING | Director | 70 | ["35 years of experience in the energy sector","Former President of the National Cooperative Refinery Association","Oversaw finance, human resources, operations, and stakeholder management","Experience on several company and public service boards","Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin","MBA from the University of Utah"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| JERRY P. MALAND | Director | 75 | ["Appointed upon merger of Company and Community First Bancshares, Inc.","Former owner of McDonald’s restaurants","Former Chairman of the board for Community First Bank and Community First Bancshares, Inc.","Extensive bank management and oversight experience","Local knowledge of the markets","Graduate of Luther College"] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Julia A. Huber | Chief Operating Officer | ["Chief Operating Officer","Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and History","Master of Business Administration","Graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking","Bank Leaders of Kansas"] | ["Financial Affairs Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Junetta M. Everett | Director | 70 | ["significant leadership and business experience","knowledge of healthcare, insurance, governance and compliance","insight into promoting intentional inclusion in the workplace","experience on the Board of a community developed credit union"] | ["Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce","Kansas Health Foundation","Sedgwick County District 2 Advisory board","Wichita State University Foundation Board"] | 2026 |
| Kevin E. Cook | Director; Chair | 61 | ["33-year career in public accounting","Partner and business leader at Forvis Mazars, LLP","National tax leader financial services practice","National leader outsourcing services practice","Regional leader for Kansas City, Iowa and Wisconsin financial services practice","Experience with financial reporting, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and corporate governance","Former Board Chair at Nebraska Wesleyan University","Director for numerous non-profit, civic, and charitable organizations","Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Nebraska Wesleyan University"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| Krzysztof P. Slupkowski | Chief Credit Officer | ["Chief Credit Officer since September 2023","Worked with largest borrowers as Metro Market Chief Credit Officer","MBA from Wichita State University"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Leon H. Borck | Director | 79 | ["former Chairman and current board member of Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.","served on the boards of various companies and philanthropic organizations","senior level management experience","bank oversight experience","extensive agricultural experience"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| LISA A. SCHLEHUBER | Chief Executive Officer; Director Nominee | 64 | ["over 30 years experience in operational and leadership roles","financial institution experience","accounting and financial expertise","understanding of opportunities and challenges facing a financial institution"] | [] | 2026 |
| Richard M. Sems | Chief Executive Officer, Equity Bank | ["B.S. in Accounting from Grove City College","MBA – Corporate Strategy from University of Michigan Ross Business School","Former Chief Banking Officer for First Bank","Former President and CEO of Reliance Bank"] | [] | 2026 | |
| R. Renee Koger | Director | 64 | [] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| SHAWN D. PENNER | Director; Chair | 55 | ["Owner of Shamrock Development, LLC","Founded Shamrock Development in 1997","Served as a director of First Federal of Olathe Bancorp, Inc., First Federal Savings and Loan Bank, and GPV, Inc.","Former national bank examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from Wichita State University"] | ["Wichita State University Foundation Board of Directors","Chair of the Foundation’s Investment Committee"] | 2026 |
