Your Community is Our Community.

At Encore, we're invested in our communities. It's why each location is built around a local leadership team that understands the needs of our partners in each market. Each of our locations is led by in-market banking professionals who understand the community's needs and help us provide tailored service to our in-market clients and partners. Take a look below to learn more about our Executive Team, as well as our local market leaders.

Executive Leadership



Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts

Chairman & CEO

Phillip Jett

Phillip Jett

Vice Chairman & Chief Banking Officer

Burt Hicks

Burt Hicks

President

Chief Strategy & Growth Officer

Encore Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors



Image of Kelly A. Brown

Kelly A. Brown

Partner at Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

Andrew Endicott

Andrew Endicott

Co-Founder at Petal Card, Inc.

& Co-Founder Gilgamesh FinTech Ventures 

Thomas Fuqua

Thomas Fuqua

Executive Vice President

Family Liberty Life Insurance Company

Quinn Grovey

Quinn Grovey

Sr. Director of Development

Razorback Foundation

Jack Harrington

Jack Harrington

Founder & CEO

Primary Capital Solutions

Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

Senior Vice President

& Principal Financial Officer

Dillard’s, Inc.

Mark Langston

Mark Langston

Financial & Real Estate Consultant  

Retired Chief Financial Officer

Life & Specialty Ventures, L.L.C. and USAble Life

Michael Mosely

Michael Mosley

Former President

Packaging Inks for Flint Group

Mark Richardson

Mark Richardson

CEO & President 

RAM Investments, LLC 

MAR Realestate, LLC

Dr. Todd Stewart

Dr. Todd Stewart

Chief Dental Officer of Rock Dental Brands

& Real Estate Investor

Board of Directors



Kelly Brown

Kelly A. Brown

Partner at Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

John Allen

John Allen

President & CEO

Allen Brothers Farm, LLC. 

Derek Alley

Derek Alley

CEO

VCC Construction

Brian Butler

Brian Butler

President & CEO

Vistra Communications

Marcy Doderer

Marcy Doderer

President & CEO

Arkansas Children’s, Inc.

Garrett Frost

Garrett Frost

President & CEO 

Frost Flying, Inc. 

Elizabeth Glassbrenner

Elizabeth Glassbrenner

President, CEO & Co-Founder

Smiley Technologies

Matt Johnner

Matt Johnner

President & Co-Founder

Bank Labs

Rita Lowman

Rita Lowman

Former President 

Pilot Bank 

Chad McNair

Chad McNair

CEO McNair Java Partners

Tim O'Reilly

Tim O'Reilly

CEO

O'Reilly Hospitality Management 

Market Leaders



Lane Allen

Lane Allen

Executive Vice President

San Antonio Regional President

Denise Bennet

Denise Bennet

Executive Vice President 

& Market President 

Raleigh

David Bush

David Bush

Executive Vice President

Central Arkansas Regional President

Derrick Cox

Derrick Cox

Executive Vice President

West Florida Regional President

Stephen Fawehinmi

Stephen Fawehinmi

Executive Vice President

Nashville Regional President

Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Senior Vice President

& Market President

Charlotte, North Carolina

Gary Geis

Gary Geis

Executive Vice President & Market President

Boulder, Colorado 

Michael Hallmark

Michael Hallmark

Executive Vice President

Northeast Arkansas Regional President

& Director of Concierge Banking by Encore

Chris Howe

Chris Howe

Executive Vice President

Northwest Arkansas Regional President

& Chief Lending Officer

 

Rick Jenkins

Rick Jenkins

Senior Vice President

Arlington Market President

Jenny Johnson

Jenny Johnson

Senior Vice President

& Market Manager

Plano, Texas

Scott Jones

Scott Jones

Executive Vice President

Tarrant County Regional President

James Klingman

James Klingman

Executive Vice President

Austin Regional President

Marc Massad

Marc Massad

Executive Vice President

Dallas Regional President 

Fallon Meyer

Fallon Meyer

Senior Vice President

& Market President

Charleston, South Carolina

Hunter Norton

Hunter Norton

Senior Vice President

Fayetteville Market President 

Josh Peebles

Josh Peebles

Executive Vice President

Colorado Regional President

Allan Perryman

Alan Perryman

Senior Vice President

& Commercial Market Manager

Springfield, MO

Michael Sharpton

Michael Sharpton

Executive Vice President

Carolinas Regional President

Leigha Smith

Leigha Smith

Senior Vice President

& Market President

Piedmont Triad, North Carolina

Executives



Elizabeth Bradley

Elizabeth Bradley

Executive Vice President

& Chief Risk Officer

Craig Caldwell

Craig Caldwell

Executive Vice President

& Director of Specialty Finance

Allison Cox

Allison Cox

Executive Vice President

& Chief People Officer

Karla Dial

Karla Dial

Senior Vice President

& Director of Digital Banking and Operations

Patti DuBuque

Patti DuBuque

Executive Vice President

& Director of Association Banking by Encore

George Easley

George Easley

Executive Vice President

& Chief Revenue Officer

Jorge Gonzalez

Jorge Gonzalez

Senior Vice President

Experience Officer 

Barry Jackson

Barry Jackson

Senior Vice President

& Chief of Staff

Julie Jones

Julie Jones

Executive Vice President

& Director of SBA Lending

Greg Lewis

Greg Lewis

Executive Vice President & Chief Deposit Officer

Miguel Lopez

Miguel Lopez

Senior Vice President

& Chief Community Outreach Officer

Justin Moore

Justin Moore

Executive Vice President

& Director of Mortgage Banking

NMLS 677341

Nikki Pfleger

Nikki Pfleger

Executive Vice President

& Director of Business Banking Solutions by Encore 

Allan Rayson

Allan Rayson

Executive Vice President

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

Kevin Robinson

Kevin Robinson

Senior Vice President

& Human Resources Director

Erin Simpson

Erin Simpson

Executive Vice President

& Chief Operations Officer

Jeff Stevenson

Jeff Stevenson

Executive Vice President

& Chief Financial Officer

Wes Womack

Wes Womack

Executive Vice President

& Chief Credit Officer