Simmons First National Bank issued the following announcement on Nov. 16.
Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced the promotions of veteran bankers Jon Crippen, Marc Gerard and Martin Schrodt. These promotions align with the creation of Simmons Banks’ metro and community divisions.
Jon Crippen will assume the role of senior vice president and head of retail banking for Simmons Bank’s metro markets which include Dallas/Fort Worth, Frisco, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Northwest Arkansas, Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. Crippen will continue to office out of Fort Worth, Texas.
Marc Gerard will assume the role of senior vice president and head of retail banking for Simmons Bank’s community markets. These markets include North Texas, South Oklahoma, Stillwater, Southwest Missouri, Southeast Missouri, Central Missouri, Northeast Arkansas, North Central Arkansas, West Arkansas, South Arkansas, West Tennessee and East Tennessee. Marc will continue to office in St. Louis, Missouri.
Martin Schrodt will lead as senior vice president and head of retail strategy development and design. In this new position, Martin will develop and design tools and materials to support retail strategies and objectives. Martin will continue to office in Nashville, Tennessee.
“With the promotions of Jon, Marc and Martin, their service-oriented leadership and operational excellence positions Simmons Bank favorably for continued market growth,” said Franklin Shirrell, executive vice president and chief retail officer at Simmons Bank. “Their track records for building relationships and leading multi-market strategies are of tremendous value as we serve our customers in these respective market types.
Crippen brings more than 20 years of experience managing branch retail districts with an emphasis on recruiting and developing top talent. His recruiting efforts have produced revenue and balance sheet growth, created a great place to work for associates, and delivered an exceptional client experience. An alumnus of the University of Nebraska, Crippen received a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication, where he was a three-year varsity letterman on the Cornhusker football team. Crippen has served many charitable organizations including a board member for Child Saving Institute of Omaha and vice chair of the Alliance Against Family Violence.
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Source: Simmons First National Bank
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