BANKING
Craig Manatt has been promoted to president of Peoples Bank in Sheridan.
Citizens Bank announced the appointment of Ron Branscum to the position of city president for Rogers.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Venture Center announced Wayne Miller has been selected to lead its global VC Fintech Accelerator program.
ENGINEERING
Nicci Tiner has been named vice president of Garver.
FINANCIAL
Cole Plafcan has been named senior vice president-chief lending and marketing officer of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services.
LEGAL
Kristin Pawlik of Keith, Miller, Butler, Schneider & Pawlik in Rogers, has accepted an appointment to represent the Arkansas Bar Association on the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation board.
MEDICAL
Dr. Kristopher B. Shewmake has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery.
Dr. James Kohut has joined Sparks Clinic Neuroscience Center to provide neurosurgical services to residents of the River Valley.
Renie Prentice Rule has been named executive director of the Arkansas Hospice Foundation and vice president of development for Arkansas Hospice.
REAL ESTATE
Tiffany O'Dwyer, Tracie Walker and Bill Williams have opened Modern Realty Group Inc. to provide residential real estate services in Central Arkansas. Leslie Moseley and Amanda Mercer have joined as sales associates.
Wilson Real Estate Auctioneers Inc. announced Ken Bethge has joined the real estate auction firm as closing coordinator.
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