Acquisitions, Retirements Recast Pocahontas Bancorp.

From: Arkansas Business | Date: August 13, 2001| Author: WALDON, GEORGE | Copyright information

THE LEADERSHIP changes in motion at Pocahontas Bancorp amount to a friendly changing of the guard.

In the process, Dwayne Powell will become the youngest chief executive officer of an Arkansas public company. The 36-year-old native of Mammoth Spring will take over as president and CEO of Pocahontas Bancorp on Oct. 1.

His advancement coincides with the completion of the financial holding company's first big acquisition and the relocation of its namesake corpor...

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