2011 Power List

The Arkansas Business Power List debuted in 2006 and is updated in the pages of Arkansas Business every three years. It is a useful compendium of the people who are running the largest business, professional and nonprofit entities in the state. Search the Power List by industry category and read profiles to learn about the most powerful people in Arkansas.

Agriculture & Poultry

Steven M. Anthony

President

Anthony Timberlands

 Aubra H. Anthony, Jr.

President and CEO

Anthony Forest Products Co.

 Richard Bell

Retired Secretary

Arkansas Department of Agriculture

 Ronald M. Cameron

Chairman and CEO

Mountaire Corp.

 Greg W. Cole

President and CEO

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services
Ray C. Dillon

President and CEO

Deltic Timber Corp.

 Gary George

President and CEO

George's Inc.

 Keith Glover

President and CEO

Producers Rice Mill

 Karl Daniel Kennedy

President and CEO

Riceland Foods

 Todd Simmons

President and CEO

Simmons Foods
Donnie Smith

CEO

Tyson Foods Inc.

 John Tyson

Chairman

Tyson Foods Inc.

 Randy Veach

President

Arkansas Farm Bureau

 Ewell Welch

Executive Vice President

Arkansas Farm Bureau

Architecture/Engineering

Tom Adams

Chairman of the Board

Wittenberg Delony & Davidson

 Marlon Blackwell

Principal

Marlon Blackwell Architect

 Matt Crafton

President and CEO

Crafton Tull, Rogers

 Rusty Mullen

Executive Managing Principal and CEO

TME Inc.

 Charley Penix

CEO

Cromwell Architects Engineers Inc.
Jeff Shannon

Dean

Fay Jones School of Architecture

 Joe Stanley

Principal and CEO

Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects

Banking & Finance

Johnny Allison

Chairman

Home BancShares Inc.

 Curt Bradbury

Senior EVP and COO

Stephens Inc.

 Greg W. Cole

President and CEO

AgHeritage Farm Credit Services

 Wallace Fowler

Chairman and CEO

Liberty Bancshares

 George Gleason II

Chairman and CEO

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.
Barbara Hambrick

Managing Member

Beall Barclay & Co.

 Rush Harding

CEO

Crews & Associates

 Johnny Hudson

Senior Consultant

Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP

 Calvin Jarrett

President

Arvest Asset Management

 Alex Lieblong

President and Owner

Lieblong & Associates
Tommy May

Chairman and CEO

Simmons First National Corp.

 Mark Millsap

Principal and Co-owner

Foundation Resource Management

 Wilson Moore

Arkansas President and Commercial Bank Executive

Bank of America

 Daniel Peregrin

Managing Member

Frost LLC

 Jim Phillips

Managing Partner

JPMS Cox

Norman Prestage

Managing Partner

Ernst & Young

 Reynie Rutledge

Chairman, President and CEO

First Security Bancorp

 Randy Sims

CEO

Home BancShares Inc.

 Don Smith

Managing Partner

Thomas & Thomas

 Warren Stephens

Chairman, President and CEO

Stephens Inc.
Witt Stephens Jr.

Co-chairman and CEO

The Stephens Group LLC

 Ryan Underwood

Managing Partner

BKD LLP

 Sam Walls

CEO

Arkansas Capital Corp.

 Jim Walton

Chairman and CEO

Arvest Bank Group

 Steven Warren

Regional Managing Partner

BKD LLP
Ross Whipple

Chairman of the Board

Ross Foundation

 Lynn Wright

Arkansas Area President

Regions Bank

Business Services

Steven M. Anthony

President

Anthony Timberlands

 Aubra H. Anthony, Jr.

President and CEO

Anthony Forest Products Co.

 Ray C. Dillon

President and CEO

Deltic Timber Corp.

 Gary George

President and CEO

George's Inc.

 Keith Glover

President and CEO

Producers Rice Mill
Barbara Hambrick

Managing Member

Beall Barclay & Co.

 Johnny Hudson

Senior Consultant

Hudson Cisne & Co. LLP

 Daniel Peregrin

Managing Member

Frost LLC

 Jim Phillips

Managing Partner

JPMS Cox

Norman Prestage

Managing Partner

Ernst & Young
Don Smith

Managing Partner

Thomas & Thomas

 Ryan Underwood

Managing Partner

BKD LLP

 Steven Warren

Regional Managing Partner

BKD LLP

Construction

Sam Alley

CEO

VCC

 Lloyd Garrison

CEO

CDI Contractors

 Bill Hannah

CEO

Nabholz Construction

 Thomas Schueck

President and CEO

Lexicon Inc.

 Bob Shell

President

Baldwin & Shell Construction Co.

Economic Development

James Chesshir

President and CEO

Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce

 Kathy Deck

Director

Center for Business & Economic Research, Walton College of Business

 Kermit Kuehn

Director

Center for Business & Economic Research, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

 Michael Pakko

Chief Economist and State Forecaster

Institute for Economic Advancement, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 John Shelnutt

Administrator for Economic Analysis and Tax Research

Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration
Jim Youngquist

Director

Institute for Economic Advancement, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 Randy Zook

President and CEO

Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas

Education

Joel Anderson

Chancellor

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 Shane Broadway

Interim Director

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

 Jim Crowell

Director

Supply Chain Management Research Center

 Joe Foley

Head Women's Basketball Coach

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 G. David Gearhart

Chancellor

University of Arkansas
Tom Kimbrell

Director

Arkansas Education Department

 Jeff Long

Athletic Director

University of Arkansas

 R. Madison Murphy

President

Murphy Foundation

 John Ozment

Professor, Logistics and Oren Harris Chair of Transportation

Sam M. Walton College of Business

 Steve Shields

Head Men's Basketball Coach

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Charles Welch

President

Arkansas State University System

Energy

Greg Arnold

President and CEO

Truman Arnold Cos.

 Walter Bryant

Division Vice President of Regional Operations

CenterPoint Energy Arkansas

 Hugh McDonald

President and CEO

Entergy Arkansas

 R. Madison Murphy

President

Murphy Foundation

 Shane Patterson

Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Flash Market Inc.
J. Alan Stubblefield

Senior Vice President

Seeco Inc.

 David Zakrzewski

President and CEO

Coulson Oil Inc.

Government & Politics

John Ahlen

President

Arkansas Science & Technology Authority

 Mike Beebe

Governor

State of Arkansas

 Richard Bell

Retired Secretary

Arkansas Department of Agriculture

 Paul Bookout

President Pro Tempore

Arkansas State Senate

 John Boozman

U.S. Senator

U.S. Senate
Shane Broadway

Interim Director

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

 James Chesshir

President and CEO

Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce

 William Clinton

42nd President of the United States of America

U.S. Government

 Kathy Deck

Director

Center for Business & Economic Research, Walton College of Business

 Lane Kidd

President

Arkansas Trucking Association
Robert Moore

Speaker

Arkansas House of Representatives

 Mark Pryor

U.S. Senator

U.S. Senate

 Joe David Rice

Tourism Director

Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism

 John Shelnutt

Administrator for Economic Analysis and Tax Research

Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration

 Randy Veach

President

Arkansas Farm Bureau
Ewell Welch

Executive Vice President

Arkansas Farm Bureau

 Randy Zook

President and CEO

Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas

Health Care

Peter Banko

President and CEO

St. Vincent Health System

 Johnathan Bates

President and CEO

Arkansas Children's Hospital

 Paul Halverson

Director of Health and State Health Officer

Arkansas Department of Health

 Russell Harrington Jr.

President and CEO

Baptist Health System

 Tim Johnsen

President and CEO

St. Joseph's Mercy Health System
Richard Pierson

Vice Chancellor for Clinical Programs

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 Dan Rahn

Chancellor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 John Selig

Director

Arkansas Department of Human Services

 Joe Thompson

Director and Arkansas Surgeon General

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

 D. Melody Trimble

CEO

Sparks Health System
David Wroten

Executive Vice President

Arkansas Medical Society

Insurance

Jay Bradford

Commissioner

Arkansas Insurance Department

 David Bridges

President and CEO

HMO Partners Inc.

 Michael Brown

Executive Vice President and COO

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield

 Jason Mann

President and CEO

USAble Life

 Michael Stock

President and CEO

QualChoice of Arkansas Inc.
Duff Wallace

Vice President and General Manager

Arkansas Farm Bureau

 P. Mark White

President and CEO

Investments

Alex Lieblong

President and Owner

Lieblong & Associates

 Sam Walls

CEO

Arkansas Capital Corp.

Manufacturing

Roderick Allen

Chairman and CEO

Allens Inc.

 Ronald M. Cameron

Chairman and CEO

Mountaire Corp.

 Scott Cole

Plant Manager

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

 Sam Commella

Vice President and General Manager

Nucor Steel Arkansas

 Ronald Tucker

President and CEO
Jim Zarvos

Vice President and General Manager

Dassault Falcon Jet

Media & Marketing

Van Comer

President and General Manager

KFSM-TV, Channel 5

 Olivia Farrell

Chairman and CEO

Arkansas Business Publishing Group

 Michael Ferguson

CEO and President

Stephens Media Group

 Walter Hussman Jr.

President and CEO

Wehco Media Inc.

 Alan Leveritt

Publisher

Arkansas Times
David Rainwater

Principal and CEO

Mangan Holcomb Partners

 Mark Rose

Vice President and General Manager

KATV-TV, Channel 7

 Chuck Spohn

Vice President and General Manager

Clear Channel-Arkansas

 Kenny Tomlin

Founder and CEO

Rockfish Interactive

 Shelby Woods

Chairman Emeritus

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods
Wayne Woods

Chairman, President and CEO

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods

Nonprofits

Clay Davis

Executive Director and Treasurer

University of Arkansas Foundation Inc.

 Pierre Ferrari

CEO

Heifer International

 David Frueauff

President

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Inc.

 Harold Horton

Donna Huckabee

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Winthrop Rockefeller Trust
Peter Kumpe

President

University of Arkansas Fayetteville Campus Foundation

 Heather Larkin

President and CEO

Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.

 Bruce Lindsey

CEO

William J. Clinton Foundation

 R. Madison Murphy

President

Murphy Foundation

 Rick Niece

Vice President

Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc.
Buddy Philpot

Executive Director

Walton Family Foundation Inc.

 Betsy Reithemeyer

CEO

The Jones Trust

 Anita Scism

President and CEO

Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation

 Stephanie Streett

Linda Stringfellow

President and COO

Share Foundation
Alice Walton

Founder

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

 Sherece West

President and CEO

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

 Ross Whipple

Chairman of the Board

Ross Foundation

 Tanya Wright

CEO

Southern Bancorp Capital Partners

Public Companies

Clifton Beckham

CEO

USA Truck Inc.

 Daniel Cushman

CEO

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.

 William Dillard II

CEO

Dillard's Inc.

 Michael Duke

CEO

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 Jeffery Gardner

CEO

Windstream Corp.
George Gleason II

Chairman and CEO

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.

 Judy McReynolds

CEO

Arkansas Best Corp.

 John Roberts III

CEO

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

 Donnie Smith

CEO

Tyson Foods Inc.

 Chris Sultemeier

Senior VP of Transportation

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
John Tyson

Chairman

Tyson Foods Inc.

 S. Robson Walton

Chairman

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Real Estate

John Cooper Jr.

Chairman

Cooper Communities

 Dickson Flake

Colliers International

 John Flake

Chairman

Flake & Kelley Commercial

 Kevin Huchingson

CEO

Colliers International

 Hank Kelley

CEO

Flake & Kelley Commercial
Jim Lindsey

President

Lindsey & Associates

 Jimmy Moses

Partner

Moses Tucker Real Estate

 R. Madison Murphy

President

Murphy Foundation

 Rett Tucker

Partner

Moses Tucker Real Estate

Restaurants & Food

Montine McNulty

Executive Director

Arkansas Hospitality Association

Retail

Roger Collins

Chairman and CEO

Harps Food Stores Inc.

 William Dillard II

CEO

Dillard's Inc.

 Michael Duke

CEO

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 Jeff Schomburger

President of Global Wal-Mart Team

Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.

 Scott Stevens

President and CEO

Pizza Pro Inc.
Chris Sultemeier

Senior VP of Transportation

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 S. Robson Walton

Chairman

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 Alice Walton

Founder

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Technology & Telecom

John Ahlen

President

Arkansas Science & Technology Authority

 John Dreher

Vice President and General Manager

CenturyLink

 Edward Drilling

President

AT&T Arkansas

 Jeffery Gardner

CEO

Windstream Corp.

 Steve Gray

Vice President and General Manager of Arkansas, Oklahoma

AT&T Mobility

Tourism

Steve Arrison

CEO

Hot Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau

 Richard Davies

Executive Director

Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism

 Monte Hansen

General Manager

The Peabody Little Rock

 Eric Jackson

General Manager and Board Member

Oaklawn Jockey Club

 Montine McNulty

Executive Director

Arkansas Hospitality Association
Joe David Rice

Tourism Director

Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism

 Alice Walton

Founder

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Transportation

Greg Arnold

President and CEO

Truman Arnold Cos.

 Clifton Beckham

CEO

USA Truck Inc.

 Jim Crowell

Director

Supply Chain Management Research Center

 Daniel Cushman

CEO

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.

 Lane Kidd

President

Arkansas Trucking Association
Paul Latture II

Executive Director

 Ronald Mathieu

Judy McReynolds

CEO

Arkansas Best Corp.

 John Ozment

Professor, Logistics and Oren Harris Chair of Transportation

Sam M. Walton College of Business

 Patrick Reed

EVP and COO

FedEx Freight
John Roberts III

CEO

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

 Steve Williams

Chairman and CEO

Maverick USA Inc.