Alejandro "Alex" Carriles
Simmons Bank said Thursday that it had named Alejandro “Alex” Carriles executive vice president and chief digital officer.
Carriles will oversee Simmons’ digital banking strategy, customer experience through digital channels and customer acquisition through digital tools, the company said in a news release.
Carriles joins Simmons from BBVA Compass, where he was executive vice president and director of retail customer solutions development, leading mobile and online banking channels and digital account origination for consumer and small business products.
“Alex is an industry leader whose innovation, management skills and track record for digital banking success are truly extraordinary,” Simmons First National Corp. (Nasdaq: SFNC) Chairman and CEO George Makris said in a news release. “We are eager for our customers to experience the impact of his talent through our digital offerings.”
Simmons cited Carriles’ 25 years of experience in overseeing technology projects for international and domestic financial institutions, private sector corporations and government agencies. He has served as a keynote speaker for banking conferences across the U.S. and in France, Sweden, Malaysia and the U.K.
In 2012, Carriles was recognized as an honoree in American Banker’s “Mobile Banker of the Year” awards. The following year, Bank Innovation named him to their list of “2013 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking.” A founding member of the American Banker’s Digital Banking Leadership Council, Carriles has also served as a member of the Digital Committee of the Consumer Bankers Association since 2016.
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