Equity Bancshares, the Wichita, KS-based holding company of Equity Bank, promoted Chris M. Navratil to CFO to replace Eric R. Newell, who decided to resign from the position.
Equity Bancshares, the Wichita, KS-based holding company of Equity Bank, hired Richard M. Sems as president of Equity Bank. Craig Anderson, who has served as the bank’s president since 2021, resigned.
Equity Bancshares, the holding company of Equity Bank, hired Eric R. Newell as CFO. In addition, Gregory H. Kossover, who previously served as CFO, was named chief operating officer, and Craig L. Anderson was named president of Equity Bank.
Wichita, KS-based Equity Bancshares has completed its acquisition of Community First Bancshares of Harrison, AR. The CFBI merger is Equity’s 10th strategic transaction in the past 14 years.