Business People

ATHLETICS

• Norm DeBriyn has been selected as the interim executive director of the Razorback Foundation.

BANKING

• Donny Bradley has joined Simmons First National Bank as the lending manager for the Conway market.

• Tabitha Doddridge has been named the director of public relations and sponsorship development for Simmons First National Corp.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Natali Nimmo has been announced as manager of training and guest services at Oaklawn.

FINANCIAL

• IBERIA Wealth Advisors has announced that Katherine B. Pipkin has joined the company as vice president and wealth adviser for the Little Rock market.

MEDICAL

• Stephanie Evans has joined Arkansas Urology as laboratory supervisor.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• The Communications Group announced the promotion of Brent Miller to associate creative director.

• Lisa Hemme has been named president of Group 5 West. Founder Richard Hinkle will assume the position of chairman where he will serve in an advisory role.

UTILITIES

• Southwest Power Pool has appointed Mark Bowling director of compliance and security.

INSURANCE

• The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural class of inductees. They are Lenita Blasingame, the Arkansas Department of Insurance; Jay Bradford, First Arkansas Insurance; George Frazier, Anderson & Frazier Insurance Agency; Robert Carl “Bob” Hickman, Hickman Insurance Agency; Tad Krug, BancorpSouth Insurance Services; Allan E. Meadors, Meadors, Adam & Lee Insurance; Walter “Jiggs” Ramsey, The ASA Group; and Steve Strange Sr., American Management Incorporation.

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