Business people Northwest Arkansas

Melissa Lindsey was named branch manager of Dupré Logistics' Fayetteville office, 995 N. Shiloh Drive. She has 14 years of experience in the trucking industry, including time with USA Truck, Argus Logistics, Covenant Transport and BNSF Logistics.

Jerry Hutchinson joined CDI Contractors as project manager. A U.S. Navy veteran, Hutchinson is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a degree in civil engineering.

John C. Eichler of Fayetteville qualified for the 2018 Million Dollar Round Table. The association for financial professions acknowledges top producing agents around the world. Fewer than 1 percent of all agents qualify for this award. Eichler is a lifetime member and has qualified for this award 45 consecutive years.

Jeff Cude was promoted to president of BancorpSouth Bank's Northwest Arkansas market. He joined BancorpSouth in 2015 and was senior vice president. Cude is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor's degree in business administration and financial management. He is a graduate of the American Bankers Association's commercial lending and graduate schools, as well as the Arkansas Bankers Association's commercial lending and banking schools. He is also a registered mortgage loan officer.

Robin Simpson was named BancorpSouth Bank's community bank president in Rogers. She has been with BancorpSouth for more than 20 years, most recently as senior vice president of BancorpSouth in Rogers. Simpson has a bachelor's degree in financial management from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She is a graduate of the American Bankers Association Commercial Lending School and is enrolled in the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

Dr. Spencer Mortensen, recently joined Sparks Foot & Ankle Clinic, 1500 Dodson Ave., Suite 260 in Fort Smith. He is board certified in podiatry and earned his medical degree at the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine at Midwestern University and underwent his surgical residency at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital at Texas A&M University Health Science Center. He most recently worked at Tséhootsooí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Ariz.

Tristin Bolton recently joined the marketing and communications department at Sparks Health System as a marketing manager. She was most recently a wellness coordinator at ArcBest and has a background in family and consumer science education. She earned a master's of science in human environmental sciences from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 2016.

Briefs are for people in Northwest Arkansas who are new hires, were promoted, received an award from outside their organization or received a certification. Email: [email protected] or send your item to: Christie Swanson, P.O. Box 7, Springdale, AR. 72765. Information must be received by noon Wednesday prior to the Sunday the item is to be published.

SundayMonday Business on 06/17/2018

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