BancorpSouth announced several promotions in Springfield. Luke Fraser was promoted to first vice president, commercial lender. He has a bachelor’s in finance and a master of business administration from Missouri State University and joined BancorpSouth in 2006. Nicole Norton was promoted to vice president and Missouri regional sales and marketing coordinator. She has a bachelor’s in journalism/advertising and a master’s in strategic communication from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She joined BancorpSouth in 2009.
Joshua Sapp was promoted to vice president, commercial lender He earned a bachelor’s degree in aviation from College of The Ozarks and an MBA from MSU. He joined BancorpSouth in 2010.
Sarah Schrader was promoted to assistant vice president and Missouri regional deposit coordinator. She has bachelor’s degrees in criminology and psychology from Drury University and an MBA from University of Phoenix. Schrader joined BancorpSouth in 2003.
Nickie Bland was promoted to Community Reinvestment Act officer and loan operations coordinator at BancorpSouth, which she joined in 2003. Bland has a bachelor’s in accounting from MSU.
Arvest Bank hired Stuart Wetzel as senior vice president and commercial lender at its South National Avenue branch. Wetzel holds a bachelor’s in psychology and business from MSU.
Accounting firm The Whitlock Co. promoted Chris Griesemer to partner. He joined the firm in 1999 and has worked in several roles, including director of information technology services, specializing in information technology exams for community banks. Griesemer has a bachelor’s in computer information systems from MSU.[[In-content Ad]]
A Springfield couple launched 24-hour fitness center Iron Knights Strafford; Springfield-based Meridian Title Co. LLC made its debut in Mount Vernon; and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in conjunction with the grand opening of Render Flooring LLC.
