Miranda Gauthier and Chris Hawkins have joined Today’s Bank of Huntsville.
Gauthier, who has 16 years of experience in the banking industry, was hired as president of the bank’s Springdale market.
Hawkins was hired as vice president of commercial lending for the bank’s branch on Dickson Street and College Avenue in Fayetteville. He has 13 years of experience in the banking industry.
Clockwise from left: Paul Lowe, David Stogsdill, Freddie Black and Chad Rawls of Simmons Bank
Paul Lowe has been promoted to metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville by Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff.
Lowe has 20 years of experience in corporate and real estate banking.
Paul Lowe (left) and David Stogsdill (Submitted by Simmons Bank)
Simmons Bank has promoted Paul Lowe to metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville.
Lowe has 20 years of experience in corporate and real estate banking at various institutions. He previously led Simmons Bank’s Central Arkansas Division as market president. Before joining Simmons Bank in 2019, Lowe was executive vice president and president of corporate banking at Bear State Bank.
He is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and has served as an advisory board member for the Hickingbotham School of Business for more than 15 years. Lowe is also a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University and an alumnus of the Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXIII.
Shaneil Ealy
Shaneil Ealy, associate vice president of the University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement, was honored by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce as Outstanding Woman in Nonprofit.
The award was presented at the chamber’s ninth annual Women in Business Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Reynolds Performance Hall.
Ealy devotes much of her free time to several local organizations such as the Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute, UCA Women’s Leadership Network, Conway Downtown Partnership, Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Task Force, Conway Public Schools Foundation and others. Through her work, Ealy was recognized with the award for her commitment to advocating for others, connecting people with resources and like-minded mentors, elevating the student experience and investing in her community.