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Discover the latest leadership moves in Arkansas across banking, health care, nonprofits, and more, featuring key hires, promotions, and board appointments. read more >

McClung received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has six years of experience working in the Bentonville area. read more >

He has more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry. read more >

He now oversees 65 financial advisers. read more >

Melissa Bradley has been promoted to assistant vice president at Merrill Lynch in Little Rock, where she is a wealth management adviser and partner with the Smouni Bradley Team. read more >

Craig Mobley has been promoted to chief operating officer of First Financial Bank of El Dorado, and Chris Johnson has been named regional market president for the state of Arkansas. read more >

Bryce Goad has joined Centennial Bank in Jonesboro as a commercial loan officer. read more >

Jeff Richardson has been promoted to community executive for Simmons Bank in Saline County. read more >

Joe Clay Young IV was recently promoted from first vice president to senior vice president at Merrill Lynch in Jonesboro. Brenda Eldridge has been hired as chief financial officer at Partners Bank of Helena, the new name of the bank previously known as Helena National Bank. read more >

Dan Carroll has been appointed president of NanoMech’s Automotive & Industrial Group in Springdale. read more >

Roberts will oversee the commercial lending and branch operations of Southern Bank for central Arkansas. read more >

Jill Rowland of Merrill Lynch’s Fort Smith office has been awarded the Certified Financial Planner certification by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. read more >

Curry is a native of Fort Smith and a certified Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care trainer, a certified dementia practitioner and a certified dementia care manager. read more >

In June, Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden filed a lawsuit accusing his former family friend and financial adviser, Michael Vick of Pulaski County, of “gross incompetence, self-dealing and outright theft” of more than $15 million. read more >

Julie Seat has been hired as manager of FNBC’s Ash Flat branch. Molly Carpenter has been promoted to vice president of marketing and public relations at FNBC Bank of Ash Flat. read more >

Don McDonald of Merrill Lynch’s Fort Smith office has earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor designation from the Investment Management Consultants Association. read more >

Don McDonald was recently named one of the 2014 Top 400 Financial Advisers by the Financial Times. The honor is given to financial advisers who show excellence as professionals for high net-worth clients. read more >