Stone Bank names Nick Roach CEO and President
by January 4, 2024 9:36 am 688 views
Stone Bank in west Little Rock.
Stone Bank announced the appointment of Nick Roach as its chief executive officer on Thursday (Jan. 4). Roach, 43, was serving as the bank’s president and has been part of Stone Bank since 2010, also serving as a director.
He succeeds Marnie Oldner as CEO, who retired in December of 2023.
Roach holds a bacheor’s degree in economics and finance from Arkansas Tech University and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.
“We are delighted to announce Nick Roach as our new CEO. His track record of accomplishments and leadership within Stone Bank has been remarkable, and we look forward to the continued success of the bank under his guidance,” said Board Chairman Kendall Combs.
Roach has played a role in transforming the institution into a major player in the government-guaranteed loan sector. Under his leadership, the bank achieved the status of being a Top 100 SBA Lender and Top 5 U.S. Department of Agriculture lender.
Stone Bank has also consistently ranked as one of the leading FSA agriculture lenders with customers in 13 states from Vermont to Texas.
He has served as the president of the National Rural Lenders Roundtable of the USDA in Washington, D.C. for the past two years. Additionally, he serves on the Arkansas Capital Corporation board.
Stone Bank has locations in Little Rock, White Hall, Harrison, Mountain View, DeWitt, and Gillett.