Connections: First Community Bank appoints 4 NWA board members

Arkansas-based First Community Bank has appointed Nathan Ogden (owner/president, Pick-It Construction), Ashley Harris (vice president, marketing and communications, Ozarks Electric Cooperative), Meredith Lowry (partner, Wright Lindsey Jennings) and Dr. Wesley Cox (UAMS Health) to its business bank board for the Northwest Arkansas market.

First Community Bank opened a full-service branch on Oct. 3 at 5100 W. Park Ave. within the Pinnacle Heights development in Rogers.

The company is headquartered in Batesville and operates 33 locations in Arkansas and Missouri. It reported $2.27 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2022.

NEW HIRES
Banking & Finance
Kim Guinn
Rogers
Employer: First Community Bank
Title: vice president, treasury management sales
Previous employer: Arvest Bank
Previous title: vice president, IAS supervisor

Education
Michelle Hargis Wolfe
Bentonville
Employer: University of Arkansas
Title: chief people officer
Previous employer: Walmart Inc.
Previous title: senior director; enterprise business services

Retail
Mallory Swan
Bentonville
Employer: Outdoor Cap
Title: wellness & safety coordinator
Previous employer: Nabholz Corp.
Previous title: wellness & safety coordinator

PROMOTIONS
Banking & Finance
Kyle Proctor
Rogers
Employer: Arvest Bank
Title: director of public relations and social media
Previous title: director of group marketing

Human Resources
Lisa Lightner
Rogers
Employer: Washington Regional Medical System
Title: vice president of human resources
Previous title: executive director of talent and development

Legal
Scott Lar
Springdale
Employer: Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull
Title: managing member
Previous title: member

Philip Elmore
Springdale
Employer: Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull
Title: member
Previous title: litigation attorney