Equity Bank Announces Officer Promotions, Including Regional CEOs and CMO

Brad Daniel, Josh Means, and Mark Parman will continue in market leadership roles for the company, and will oversee three regions of Equity as Regional CEOs. Mr. Daniel will oversee bank locations in Equity’s Central, Western and Southwest Kansas markets in addition to Arkansas. Mr. Means will lead bank regions in Missouri, Southeast Kansas and Northern Oklahoma, and Mr. Parman will lead Equity’s teams in Kansas City, Wichita, and Topeka, Kansas and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Equity announced the promotion of John Hanley to Chief Marketing Officer, leading branding, advertising, public relations and digital marketing for the company. Mr. Hanley joined Equity in 2012 as Senior Director of Marketing in Equity’s Kansas City offices.

Chris Navratil was promoted to Bank Chief Financial Officer, SVP. Chris joined Equity in 2018 as SVP of Finance in Equity’s home office of Wichita, and will oversee financial performance and reporting at the bank level of the company.

Equity announced additional officer promotions throughout the company’s footprint, effective at the conclusion of Equity Bancshares and Equity Bank Board of Director Meetings in January.

Ed Nazar – Corporate Counsel, SVP. Ed joined Equity in 2021 in Equity’s Kansas City office with a wide range of legal experience, and concentrates on protection and legal customer communication for the company.

Justin Harris – Region President, Ozark Mountain. Justin joined Equity Bank in 2021 and has served as President of Harrison and Senior Lending Officer during his start at Equity.

Lorra Bagley — Vice President, Bank Manager.  Lorra Bagley leads Equity’s bank location at 1251 Oldham Parkway in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and has been part of the banking team for 24 years.

Chad Nieman — Vice President, Commercial Lender.  Chad joined Equity 10 years ago in Wichita as a credit analyst, and now serves as a commercial lender based in Kansas City.

Sarah Nienke — Vice President, Treasury Management Officer.  Sarah leads sales of treasury management and small business banking services in Wichita, joining the company in 2018.

Kristof Slupkowski — Vice President, Regional Credit Officer.  Kristof joined Equity Bank in 2018 as a credit analyst and now leads a team of credit analysts in the company’s Wichita location.

Stephanie Whitekiller — Vice President, Human Resources Manager.  Stephanie joined Equity as part of the company’s combination with American State Bank & Trust in 2021, and is a key leader on the Human Resources team.

Olya Baker — Assistant Vice President, Treasury Support Manager. Olya joined Equity Bank in 2016 and leads support and service for Equity Bank’s treasury management customer base.

Rhonda Crosby — Assistant Vice President, Human Resource Officer.  Rhonda joined Equity Bank in 2019 and leads Equity recruiting efforts.

Michael Day – Assistant Vice President, Internal Audit Supervisor.  Michael Day assists with audit and review processes for the company including financial reporting.

Eric Tucker — Assistant Vice President, Customer Care Manager.  Eric joined Equity as leader of the customer care team in 2019, and has helped develop the company’s customer service and assistance capabilities.

Elizabeth Wilson — Assistant Vice President, Loan Quality Review Manager. Lizz Wilson joined Equity Bank ten years ago and has been instrumental in developing loan processes, teammates, and loan operations for the company.