Mr. Tooley assisted in the staffing and opening of what began as a loan production office and is now a full-service branch for Southern Bank in Springfield, Missouri, from September 2010 through October 2011. He previously was President, CEO and a director of Metropolitan National Bank (MNB) in Springfield, Missouri, serving from February 2001 until his retirement in March 2010. Prior to MNB, he worked at First Savings Bank (FSB) of Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He started at FSB in January 1975 and was employed there until December 31, 1997. He co-managed FSB, and also served on its board of directors. FSB was converted to a publicly traded company in 1993 and subsequently was purchased by Union Planters Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, in 1997. (Union Planters Bank was later merged into Regions Bank.) He also served on the community bank board of Union Planters after the merger until his employment at MNB. He has over 35 years of management experience at banking institutions. Mr. Tooley has been a director of Southern Missouri Bancorp and Southern Bank since 2011.