Dave Dickson was installed Tuesday as the 2017-18 chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association at the group's 127th annual convention in Little Rock.
Dickson is president and CEO of Union Bank & Trust Co. in Monticello. He is also a member of Union Bank's and First Union Financial Corp.’s board of directors.
The group installed other officers:
- Cathy Owen of Eagle Bank & Trust in Little Rock as chairman-elect. The move puts Owen in line to be the first woman elected to the organization's top position. She is chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust and chairman, president and CEO of State Holding Company in Little Rock. She is also the managing partner of One Financial Centre, partner in H&M Realty & Hastings Holdings, and president of Your Global Source Partner.
- Robert Robinson, market president of Simmons Bank in El Dorado, as vice chairman.
- Judy Lawton of Heartland Bank in Little Rock as treasurer. Lawton is president, CEO and COO of Heartland Bank in Little Rock, president of Rock Bancshares Inc., and president of Heartland Foundation. She is also president and CEO of Rock Service Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Rock Bancshares that provides management consulting and advice in the areas of accounting, asset liability management, information technology and compliance.
The Arkansas Bankers Association was established in 1891 and is the state’s largest and oldest banking industry organization. It represents banks, bank holding companies, and savings and loans.