See more of this week’s Movers & Shakers, and submit your own announcement at ArkansasBusiness.com/Movers.
Architecture
Cannon McNair has been promoted to chief strategy officer at HFA Architecture + Engineering of Bentonville.
Banking
Brandon Goforth has been promoted to vice president, information technology manager at First Community Bank of Batesville. Goforth has more than two decades of experience in banking technology.
Hallie Calvin has been promoted to senior commercial loan officer at First Service Bank of Greenbrier.
Mike Weaver has been promoted to community bank president at the Jonesboro office of Southern Bank of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. In addition, Chris Roberts has been promoted to regional president in the south region, which encompasses 13 branches in Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Eric Movassaghi has been appointed chief financial officer of Encore Bank of Little Rock. Encore Bank’s current CFO, Jeff Stevenson, has been named chief accounting officer, a job in which he will focus on financial reporting, accounting operations, compliance and internal controls.
Business Services
Rick Halsted has been hired as the director of sales at Hi-Speed Industrial Service, which has offices in Little Rock and Millington, Tennessee. Additionally, Adam Geron has been hired as the director of motor operations.
Construction
Andrew Millar has been hired as a project executive at Nabholz of Conway.
Cheri Esposito has been named chief information officer of Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. of Jonesboro. In addition, Christian Woodside has been promoted to manager of project execution and Shelby Madden has been promoted to marketing manager.
Education
Amber N. Grady has been named vice chancellor for student services at Arkansas State University-Beebe. Grady has more than two decades of experience in student services, leadership development and academic support.
Michael Mills has been named dean of the Graduate School at the University of Central Arkansas of Conway.
Financial Services
After an internal ownership and leadership transition, Foundation Resource Management Inc. of Little Rock will be led by Managing Principal Meredith Moll and Principal Zach Riley. Founders Greg Hartz and Mark Millsap, who sold their ownership interests, will remain on staff as full-time employees and portfolio managers at the firm.
Health Care
Amy Brown, a certified physician’s assistant, has been hired at Washington Regional Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Clinic of Fayetteville. Brown provides care for patients in both the clinic and hospital.
Char Boulch has been appointed CEO of the Saline Health System of Benton. Boulch has served as Saline Memorial Hospital’s chief nursing officer since 2023.
Dr. Gili G. Halfteck and Dr. Sandra M. Garcia-Osogobio have been hired as breast, endocrine and colorectal cancer surgeons at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute of Little Rock. Both serve as assistant professors in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery.
Grace Long, a certified physician’s assistant, has been hired at Washington Regional Brain & Spine Surgery Clinic of Fayetteville. Long provides diagnosis and treatment for diseases and disorders of the brain, nervous system and spine.
Media & Marketing
Shealyn Sowers has been hired as an account supervisor at Ghidotti of Little Rock. In her new role, Sowers will oversee campaign strategy development and execution for Ghidotti clients and help lead the media relations team.
Nonprofits
Clark Cogbill, director of marketing and communications at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, has been elected chairman of the board of the Ozark Mission Project of Little Rock. In addition, Matt Buchanan, executive vice president, market executive, commercial banking at Bank OZK, has been elected vice chairman. Other newly elected board members for 2025 include Joey Msall, general manager for Black Hills Energy in Arkansas, and Diana McDaniel, CEO and principal consultant of Prosper Med.
Walter Burgess has been named entrepreneur-in-residence for the Phoenix Xcelerator Program at the Forge Institute of Little Rock.
Real Estate
John Flake and Timothy Grooms have been awarded the Legend award by the Commercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock.
Utilities
Earnest Taylor has been promoted to electric systems engineer 2 in the Engineering & Planning Department of Conway Corp.
Alicia Francis, a human resources training coordinator at Conway Corp., has earned her Birkman certification from Birkman of Houston. In addition, Lindsay Bradshaw, a customer experience coordinator, earned her coaching certificate from the Association of Talent Development of Alexandria, Virginia. And Zac Hall, a water systems designer, earned his authorized climber certification from Safety LMS/Comtrain of Dallas in accordance with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration of Washington, D.C.
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