Sector: Financials
Director information for SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP CLASS (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Drilling | Retired SVP of External and Regulatory Affairs, AT&T Inc. | 70 | ["Retired Senior Vice President of External and Regulatory Affairs for AT&T","Joined AT&T in 1979","Held various operations positions including customer service, sales and marketing, and external affairs","Named President of AT&T’s Arkansas Division in 2002","Appointed Senior Vice President of External and Regulatory Affairs in 2017","Board member of various organizations including Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees","Experience in telecommunication and information technology industry"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Eugene Hunt | Attorney, Hunt Law Firm | 80 | ["Attorney with experience in private practice","Served as Judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals","Served as Special Circuit Judge and Special Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court","Director of the Child Support Enforcement Unit, Jefferson County, Arkansas from 1990 to 2001","B.A. degree in History and Government from Arkansas AM&N College","Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas Law School","Involved with various organizations including the Arkansas Ethics Commission and Jefferson County United Way","Life Member of the NAACP and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Affiliate Attorney since 1978"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| James M. Brogdon | President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank | 45 | ["Deep understanding of financial markets","Experience advising clients on successful transactions including mergers and acquisitions","Experience with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities","Executive experience at the Company and Simmons Bank"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Jerry Hunter | Senior Counsel, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | 73 | ["Elected to the Board in 2017","Senior Counsel in Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment Law","Former partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP from 1994 to 2020","Previous roles include Labor Counsel for the Kellwood Company, Director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board","Bachelor's degree in History and Government with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1974","Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri in 1977","Attended Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Julie Stackhouse | Retired Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | 67 | ["Extensive financial regulatory experience","Deep knowledge of financial operations and risks","Leadership roles within government organizations"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee","City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Commission","League of Women Voters of Larimer County","audit committee of the Colorado State University Foundation","Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ State Banking Department Accreditation Review Team","audit committee of Friendship Bridge"] | 2026 |
| Mark C. Doramus | Chief Financial Officer, Stephens Inc. (Financial Services) | 67 | ["Chief Financial Officer of Stephens Inc.","Experience in accounting and financial services","Works in corporate finance","Certified Public Accountant","Chairman of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Board of Directors","Member of University of Arkansas at Little Rock Board of Visitors","Chairman of Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation board"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Marty D. Casteel | Retired SEVP of the Company; Retired President and CEO of the Bank | 75 | ["Over 30 years of experience in banking","Held various leadership roles at Simmons Bank","Served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Simmons Bank from 2013 to 2020","B.S.B.A. degree in Marketing from University of Arkansas","Served in the U.S. Army from 1974 to 1978","Member of the boards of directors of Jefferson Regional Medical Center, the Arkansas Research Alliance, and the Arkansas Championship Trust","Past member of the board of directors of the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County","Past president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Arkansas"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Mindy West | President & Chief Executive Officer, Murphy USA Inc. (Retailer of Gasoline Products and Convenience Store Merchandise) | 57 | ["Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Arkansas","Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Southern Arkansas University","Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)","Certified Treasury Professional","Experience in accounting and finance","Executive leadership roles in large public companies"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Finance Committee","Board Governance Committee","Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| Robert L. Shoptaw | Retired President, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield | 79 | ["39 years of service to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield","Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ABCBS","Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABCBS from 2009 to 2016","Chairman of the Audit Committee until March of 2022","Bachelor's degree in Economics from Arkansas Tech University","M.B.A. from Webster University in Business Administration and Health Services Management","Completed Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School","Founding board member of the Arkansas Research Alliance","Chair of the Board of Visitors of the University of Arkansas College of Medicine","20-year tenure on the board of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement","Chairman of the Little Rock Metrocentre Improvement District board of commissioners","Inductee into the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Russell W. Teubner | Distinguished Engineer, Broadcom, Inc. | 69 | ["Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HostBridge Technology, LLC","Board of Advisors of the OSU Innovation Foundation","Board of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology","Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board","past director of the Oklahoma City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City","experience in the technology industry"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Steven A. Cossé | Retired President and CEO, Murphy Oil Corporation | 78 | ["Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Oil Corporation","Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Murphy Oil Corporation","General Counsel for Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company","B.A. degree in Government from Southeastern Louisiana University","Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Susan Lanigan | Retired EVP & General Counsel, Chico’s FAS, Inc. | 63 | ["Retired EVP & General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc.","Previous board member of Kirkland’s Inc.","Previous board member of Vi-Jon, Inc.","Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Commission","Former EVP & General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation","Former Senior VP & General Counsel of Zale Corporation","Litigation attorney for Troutman Sanders, LLP"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee","Compensation Committee","Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Tom Purvis | Partner, L2L Development Advisors, LLC (Real Estate) | 67 | ["Over 40 years in real estate and related services","Experience in real estate development and financing","Analytical skills for the real estate industry","Policy setting in credit and lending priorities"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee"] | 2026 |
| William E. Clark, II | Founder and CEO, Clark Contractors, LLC (Construction) | 56 | ["B.S.B.A. degree in Business Management from the University of Arkansas","Chief Executive Officer of Clark Contractors, LLC","various capacities at CDI Contractors","experience in commercial construction industry"] | ["AuditCommittee","CompensationCommittee","Nominating &CorporateGovernanceCommittee","Fifty for the Future","CARTI","UAMS Foundation Fund Board of Directors","UAMS Consortium","Arkansas Children’s Hospital Committee for the Future","St. Vincent Foundation","Young Presidents Organization","Dean’s Executive Advisory Board for the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas","Arkansas Executive Forum"] | 2026 |
