Barry Ledbetter
Stock Awards Push Simmons CEO’s Total Pay to $4.6M
Simmons First National Corp. Chairman and CEO George Makris Jr. saw his total compensation double in 2018, to $4.6 million from $2.3 million in 2017, according to the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission this week. read more >
Most Simmons First Executives See Pay Drop in 2016
George Makris Jr., 60, chairman and CEO of Simmons First National Corp., received total compensation of more than $2.4 million during 2016 — almost 22.4 percent lower than 2015. read more >
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David Bartlett to Retire from Simmons; Ledbetter, Others Promoted
David Bartlett will retire in January as president of Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, and Barry Ledbetter will assume his duties as chief banking officer of Simmons First National Bank. read more >
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