Bank OZK of Little Rock announced that it hired Jordan Waldrep as chief investment officer, trust and wealth.
Waldrep brings more than 20 years of investment industry experience to the role, Bank OZK said in a news release. He was previously principal and chief investment officer at TrueMark Investments, where he managed ETFs.
Waldrep has also been a portfolio manager at USA Mutuals for multiple mutual funds, portfolio manager for a pair of long equity portfolios at Blackfin Capital, and principal at Hourglass Capital, where he provided research for a long-short hedge fund.
“Bank OZK prides itself on attracting top talent, and we are so pleased to welcome a thought leader like Jordan to our team,” Chris Henry, managing director of trust and wealth, said in the release. “His depth of experience in investment management including market trends and portfolio considerations will bring added value to our clients, delivered with the standard of excellence they expect from Bank OZK.”
Waldrep received his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and hold a master’s of business administration in finance from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.