First Service Bank recently announced that Chris Pledger has been hired as a loan and business development officer for the Little Rock market.  

“We are excited to be expanding our lending team and feel Chris will be a great addition and will help enhance our customer experience,” said Bill Puddephatt, resident of the First Service Little Rock market.

Pledger was raised in Sheridan and is a 2013 graduate of Arkansas State University, where he majored in business administration and marketing. Chris and his wife, Libby, call Little Rock home, where he enjoys playing golf. Chris is active in BNI of America and the Travis Wood Foundation, which raises money for Safe Haven.  

Chris is located at the newly renovated First Service location in Little Rock at 500 Hardin Road on the corner of Financial Centre Parkway and Hardin Road.    

“Our Little Rock team is proud to have Chris join us, and we feel that his strong banking background will be an asset to our Little Rock team and most importantly to our customers,” said First Service Bank CEO and President Tom Grumbles.