Micah Beard has been promoted to manager of Citizens Bank’s Batesville loan department.
Beard has 18 years of experience in banking, the past six with Citizens, and currently serves the bank’s largest loan portfolio. He graduated earlier this year from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
Beard will continue in his role as senior vice president and senior commercial loan officer, but he will assume the additional duties of supervising all of Citizens Bank’s loan officers in Batesville and directing lending function at branches in Mountain View, Imboden and Pleasant Plains. “Micah personifies our commitment to professional development, which allows us to develop the skills and talents of hometown bankers, while we continue to grow and expand the Citizens Bank brand into other areas of Arkansas and the region,” CEO Phil Baldwin said in a press release.
A native of Monticello, Micah Beard earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance, from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Batesville and is a board member of the United Way of Independence County.
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