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Mark S. Forbis Joins Citizens Bank Board of Directors
Citizens Bank Promotes Savell to Retail Manager of Eagle Mountain Branch
Jeff Teague, Chairman of the Board of Citizens Bank, is proud to announce the appointment of Mark S. Forbis to the Citizens Bank Board of Directors.
Citizens Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Patricia Savell to Assistant Vice President and Retail Branch Manager of the bank’s Eagle Mountain location in Batesville.
Mr. Forbis recently retired after an illustrious 31-year career with Jack Henry & Associates, one of the nation’s leading financial services technology companies, with over 9,000 banking and financial services clients across America.
Ms. Savell has 29 years of banking experience, during which time she has served in management positions of increasing responsibility. She most recently served as Retail Manager at the Citizens Bank branch in Southside. She and her husband, Roger, live in Melbourne. They have one grown son, Cody.
During his career at Jack Henry & Associates, Mr. Forbis served in numerous executive management positions, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. In this senior executive position, Mark led Jack Henry’s national technology strategy, their investment in and development of numerous forward looking, state-of-the-art and generationally transformational financial services technologies including: mobile/digital technology platforms, artificial intelligence software allowing voice activated banking and numerous other high value customer driven, technology based services. “Mark is a world class financial services technologist with both expertise and vision. He has a seat at the table with those in the United States who invent and develop next generation technology and who will drive financial services innovation well into 2050 and beyond. Mark is a substantial resource for Citizens Bank as we aggressively move into the world of nationally innovative banking services,” said Jeff Teague, Citizens Bank Chairman of the Board.
Stone Bank Adds Dobbins to Mountain View Staff Denise Dobbins has joined Stone Bank in Mountain View as a teller and customer service representative. She has over 30 years of banking experience and was previously affiliated with Centennial Bank in Mountain View.
“We want to make certain every customer at Eagle Mountain feels that we handled their business professionally and exceeded their expectations,” Ms. Savell said. “We also are proud to welcome customers to our branch where they will enjoy a true hometown banking experience.” “The Eagle Mountain Branch is located in a very busy shopping and commercial area, so we are always striving for a perfect mix of convenience and great customer service,” said Katherine Harris, Vice President and Market Retail Manager for Citizens Bank. “Pat Savell and her team are looking forward to handling all of your financial needs.”
FNBB Announces Promotion First National Bankers Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Herbert Thomas to Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager. Herbert joined FNBB in 2017 and is responsible for business development in the Arkansas regions. Herbert has been in the financial services industry for over 38 years, primarily in a correspondent banking role. His experience and knowledge of the banking industry and bankers in Arkansas has been very valuable to efforts in serving our community bank customers.
Dobbins is a Mountain View native and a graduate of Mountain View High School.
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