Simmons First National Corporation Announces Executive Management Updates; CEO Bob Fehlman Set To Retire At The End Of 2024; Executive Chairman George Makris, Jr. Will Assume The Role Of Chairman And CEO; Christopher Van Steenberg Joins Simmons As Chief Operating Officer

CEO Bob Fehlman set to retire at the end of 2024

Executive Chairman George Makris, Jr. will assume the role of Chairman and CEO

Veteran banker Christopher Van Steenberg joins Simmons as Chief Operating Officer

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ:SFNC) (Simmons or Company) today announced that Robert "Bob" Fehlman, chief executive officer of the Company and its subsidiary, Simmons Bank, has decided to retire in order to focus on personal interests and family medical issues. Fehlman will continue to serve in his current capacity through the end of 2024, and he will then transition into an advisory role through the first quarter of 2025. George Makris, Jr., the Company's current executive chairman, will assume the role of chairman and chief executive officer of the Company and Simmons Bank effective January 1, 2025. Makris previously served as chairman and chief executive officer from 2014 through 2022.