BOK FINANCIAL PROMOTES FAYETTEVILLE BANKER TO ARKANSAS MARKET PRESIDENT

Tulsa, Okla.-based BOK Financial announced that Chris Schaechtel of Fayetteville is the company’s new Arkansas market president. He replaces Jacob Hudson, who took a new job with the company earlier this year.

“I have no doubt that Chris will do an excellent job of leading the Arkansas market,” Hudson said in a statement. “He has been part of the team since 2010, and our customers already have a great appreciation for his work ethic and commitment to providing the best customer service in the industry.”

BOK Financial is a publicly traded company with roughly $45 billion in assets and branches in eight states. In Arkansas, there are two offices in Bentonville and Fayetteville. BOK entered the market in 1994 when its subsidiary Bank of Oklahoma acquired a bank holding company with operations in Northwest Arkansas, which later became Bank of Arkansas.

Bank of Arkansas rebranded to BOK Financial in late 2019. The company has approximately 75 employees in Arkansas.

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