First Security’s John Davis to retire at end of March

John Davis, president of First Security Bank North Little Rock since 2013, has announced his retirement, effective at the end of March.

Though he spent a total of 42 years in banking, Davis began his career with First Security in 2004 as Fayetteville market president after working for a publicly-traded bank.

“First Security is a true community bank,” Davis said. “The management truly cares about the employees as well as our customer base.”

Davis has been very active in the community, spending more than 42 years on bank boards or other organizations, which include Boy Scouts, Rotary, The Salvation Army of both Hot Springs and Fayetteville, hospital boards across Arkansas and Missouri such as White River Regional Medical Center (Batesville), chambers of commerce, CareLink, and several industrial development corporations. He has been a Rotarian for 42 years, and he has been involved with Shriners for 12.

“John brought a wide range of experience to his role, and we have benefitted from it in Northwest Arkansas, as well as Central Arkansas,” said John Rutledge, regional president and CEO of First Security Bank, Little Rock.

The public is invited to a retirement reception in his honor to be held Thursday, March 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the McCain banking center in North Little Rock.