Rodney West has been named Fort Smith community president for Simmons First National Bank, the bank announced Thursday.
West will replace Mike Flynn when Flynn retires at the end of the year.
Flynn was president of American State Bank of Charleston when it bank merged with Simmons in 1998, and Flynn has been the community president since then.
West began his banking career with American State Bank in 1994 and served as vice president of finance for General Pallets Inc. of Fort Smith from 2010-12 between stints in the banking industry, according to a news release.
West is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Fort Smith and a past treasurer of the Fort Smith Southside Rotary Club.
"Mike has had a wonderful career in banking, and we're fortunate he spent much of it at Simmons," said Freddie Black, the Arkansas regional chairman for Simmons. "With his deep connections in that part of our state, Rodney is ready to fill the role of president for us and continue to grow our market share in that region of our state."
Simmons also announced the addition of Trey Gage of Charleston as a loan officer specializing in agricultural lending.