Kevin Bishop
First National Bank of Dexter
TITLE: Community bank president
AGE: 28
NATIVE OF: Trumann, Ark.
NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 4
NUMBER OF ATMs: 4
HOW HE GOT HIS START IN BANKING: I started my career with Wells Fargo Financial, and I served as a branch manager in Tupelo, Miss., Sikeston, Mo., and Dexter, Mo. After the experience I received in consumer lending with WFF, I decided I wanted a career in banking.
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU'D KNOWN WHEN YOU STARTED: I can't really say there was anything I wish I would have known when I first started, but it is a much more complex business than most people might realize.
WHAT'S THE FASTEST GROWING ASPECT OF YOUR BANK? Technology and services offered.
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