Company: SFNC
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEFR14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000480
Chunk: 13

Company: SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEFR14A
Chunk 13
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 of Advisors. The Board believes that Mr. Hunter’s experience as an attorney in senior -levelgovernmental and private -sectorroles, as well as his deep knowledge of labor and employment matters, provide needed skills and insight into the legal and regulatory environment in which the Company operates. Susan Lanigan Ms. Lanigan,62, was elected to the Board in 2017. She is on the Board of Directors of Kirkland’s Inc. (a Nasdaq -listedcompany), where she chairs the Compensation Committee. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Vi -Jon, Inc., where she chaired the Nominating Committee until December 31, 2022. 9 Ms. Lanigan previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Chico’s FAS, Inc. (then a NYSE -listedcompany) from May 2016 until her retirement in July 2018. She also served as Chair of the Tennessee Education Lottery Commission, a position to which she was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee and approved by the State Legislature, from 2014 to 2021. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Dollar General Corporation (a NYSE -listedcompany) (“Dollar General”), a Fortune 200 company, where she worked from July 2002 until May 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Zale Corporation. She started her career as a litigation attorney for Troutman Sanders, LLP (now Troutman Pepper Locke LLP) in Atlanta, GA. Ms. Lanigan received her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. The Board believes that Ms. Lanigan’s experiences as a senior executive officer and general counsel, and as a board member, of large corporations provide needed skills and insight in addressing legal, governance, and general business issues facing publicly traded companies. George A. Makris, Jr. Mr. Makris, Jr.,68, was elected to the Board in 1997. He currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s lead subsidiary, Simmons Bank. Except for a two -yearperiod from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, during which time he served as the Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Company and Simmons Bank, Mr. Makris, Jr. has served