Home BancShares, Inc. Names Jack Engelkes Vice Chairman of Home BancShares and Tracy French Executive Chairman of Centennial ...
November 07 2019 - 5:15PM
Home BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: HOMB), parent company of
Centennial Bank, announced today that Jack Engelkes, Director of
Home BancShares, has been named as Vice-Chairman of Home BancShares
and Tracy French, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Centennial Bank, has also been named as Chairman of Centennial
Bank. Home BancShares Chairman John Allison will serve as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Home BancShares.
These positions are being filled by the
retirement of Randy Sims. Over the past twenty years, Sims has
served as Executive Chairman and President of Centennial Bank as
well as President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of
Home BancShares. “The past twenty-plus years have been the best of
my life, from starting our first office in a mobile home to being
named Forbes Best Bank in America,” said Randy Sims. “However, at
sixty-five years of age, it is now time for me to concentrate and
spend time with my incredible wife, my five children and 6
grandchildren and the life adventures ahead of us,” added Sims.
“I appreciate the many years of service that
Randy Sims committed to this organization, and we all wish him much
happiness in his retirement,” said Chairman John Allison.
On the announcement of being named Vice
Chairman, Jack Engelkes said, “I have been a part of this amazing
institution from inception and now welcome the opportunity to serve
in another role.”
“Jack was one of our founding Directors at
Centennial Bank and has been a Director of Home BancShares since
2004,” said Allison. “He serves on several committees and has
poured countless hours into serving our organization. He has a
great deal of knowledge of the operations of this company and cares
about its success. I am very pleased to have Jack step into the
role of Vice-Chairman of Home BancShares,” continued Allison. “I’m
also very pleased that Tracy French will serve as Chairman of
Centennial Bank, in addition to his current responsibilities with
the Bank,” Allison added.
“I am pleased to accept the role of Chairman of
Centennial Bank,” said Tracy French. “I’m also pleased to welcome
Jack as the Vice-Chairman of Home BancShares; he is an excellent
choice,” French added.
General
Home BancShares, Inc. is a bank holding company,
headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. Its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Centennial Bank, provides a broad range of commercial and retail
banking plus related financial services to businesses, real estate
developers, investors, individuals and municipalities. Centennial
Bank has branch locations in Arkansas, Florida, South Alabama and
New York City. The Company’s common stock is traded through the
NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “HOMB.”
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Donna TownsellDirector of Investor
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