Barry Jackson has been hired to succeed Aaron Gamewell as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Arkansas Bankers Association in Little Rock. In the position he assumed last week, Jackson will provide oversight to the processes and day-to-day operations of the association, as well as support the professional development, communications, government relations and finance departments.
Jackson has more than 14 years of banking experience. Most recently he was vice president and product manager for Simmons First National Bank, which he joined when it acquired Metropolitan National Bank in Little Rock, where he was senior vice president and marketing manager. He has also worked for AmSouth Bank and Regions Bank in Memphis.
Originally from Jonesboro, Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Mississippi in 2000.
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