Chris Johnson has been named market president in Little Rock for First Financial Bank of El Dorado in conjunction with the opening of the bank’s first Little Rock branch.
He previously was a senior vice president of lending for Relyance Bank in Little Rock.
James T. “J.T.” Ferstl, president of Ferstl Valuation Services in Little Rock, has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Jeff Harris and Brandon Mueller have been hired as financial advisers at Edward Jones in North Little Rock.
Harris previously worked for Paychex as a retirement plan representative. Mueller worked as a manager at Cracker Barrel.
Johnathan Stevens has been hired by Arvest Bank as vice president and business development officer for central Arkansas, working out of Little Rock.
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