Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Friday the appointment of Tom Purvis of Fort Worth, Texas, and Russell Teubner of Stillwater, Oklahoma, to its board of directors.
Purvis previously served as a director of First Texas BHC Inc., which Simmons acquired last month.
Purvis is a real estate broker and president of Continental Real Estate Inc. of Fort Worth. He also serves as a managing partner and is a member of the boards of directors for Streams & Valleys Inc. and the Fort Worth Zoo.
He attended the business school at the University of Texas and graduated from Texas Christian University.
Teubner previously served as a director of Southwest Bancorp Inc., which Simmons also acquired in October.
He is the founder and CEO of HostBridge Technology LLC of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Teubner previously served as president of Esker Inc. and as director of Esker Software.
He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University, director of the OSU Center for Innovation & Economic Development and an advisory council member for the OSU Museum of Art.
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