Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000476
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Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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. Mr. Makris, Jr. received a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Rhodes College in 1978 and an M.B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1980. Mr. Makris, Jr. also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Regional Medical Center and the Board of Visitors of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 2023, he represented the Eighth District of the Federal Reserve on the Federal Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Economic Development Corporation of Jefferson County, Arkansas. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greater Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the King Cotton Classic Basketball Tournament, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Trinity Episcopal School, a director of the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Arkansas, a director of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, a director of CHI St. Vincent. and a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine. The Board believes that Mr. Makris, Jr.’s experience as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and former Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Company, and his experience as a business executive and long -termresident of central and southeastern Arkansas provide needed skills and insight into the banking and financial services business conducted by the Company as well as the executive management of a successful business enterprise. Tom Purvis Mr. Purvis,66, was elected to the Board in 2017. He is a partner in a number of real estate development entities and is a partner in L2L Development Advisors, LLC. His career has spanned over 40 years in real estate and related services. Mr. Purvis previously served on the Board of Directors of First Texas BHC, Inc., which was acquired by the Company in 2017. Mr. Purvis currently serves as a director of the Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth Streams and Valleys, and Fort Worth Tax Increment Financing District. He attended the Business College at the University of Texas and Texas Christian University, where he received a B.B.A. degree in 1982. The Board believes that Mr. Purvis’s experience in real estate development and financing provides needed skills for analyzing the real estate industry and