Ruston

500 East Reynolds Drive, Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-5800

Argent Financial Group - Corporate Headquarters

Ruston Office Information

Home to Argent’s corporate headquarters, the Ruston, Louisiana office encompasses several corporate support teams—accounting, finance, human resources, IT, marketing and trust operations—as well client-facing teams for Argent Advisors, Argent Mineral Management and Argent Trust, including personnel specializing in Employee Benefits, Funeral and Cemetery Trusts and Municipal Advisory services.

Argent’s corporate staff are proud members of the Ruston community, volunteering with organizations such as United Way of Northeast Louisiana, Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central Louisiana and Teach 1 to Lead 1.

Argent is also a proud supporter of many activities on the campus of Louisiana Tech University, of which numerous staff are alumni.

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Our Team

Chris Holtzclaw

Chris Holtzclaw

Chief Fiduciary Officer, ATC-Western Region
Ruston

In his role, Chris works with trust administrators and investment officers in Argent Trust’s western region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, leading coordination with the wealth management division to ensure customers’ needs are met while...

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Chief Accounting Officer
Ruston

Daniel joined Argent in 2005. He is the Chief Accounting Officer for Argent Financial Group and all of the subsidiaries.  In this role, Daniel is responsible for financial statement reporting to higher management, overseeing daily accounting operations and back office...

David Smith

David Smith

Louisiana AMM Manager & Business Development Officer
Ruston

David joined Argent in March of 2012 as Business Development Officer and Property Consultant.  He cultivates relationships with existing clients and prospective clients for the firm. He serves families and businesses across the South for any of their property and...

Debbie Holmes

Debbie Holmes

Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Debbie joined Argent in February of 1992. As Vice President and Trust officer, she oversees and administers funeral and cemetery trust accounts.

Ginger Robinson, CPA

Ginger Robinson, CPA

Assistant Controller
Ruston

Ginger Robinson, CPA, joined Argent Financial Group in 2016 and serves as Assistant Controller.  She brings more than 25 years of experience in the accounting and auditing industry. Prior to joining Argent, Ginger was the owner of a public accounting firm.  She...

Grant Nelson

Grant Nelson

Audit Manager
Ruston

Nelson joined Argent as audit assistant, compiling client revenue data, reviewing oil and gas leases, assisting in oil and gas royalty audits and audit reporting. In 2020, Nelson was promoted to audit associate and his responsibilities included analyzing client...

Janet Cowart

Janet Cowart

Operations Manager
Ruston

Janet serves as the Operations Manager for APS. Prior to joining APS, she worked for six years in the Operations and Compliance Departments of National Independent Trust Company, an Argent Financial Group subsidiary. She currently manages data processing for all...

Kathy Hopkins Easley

Kathy Hopkins Easley

Vice President, Investment Advisor
Ruston

Kathy originally began working for TCL Securities (now Argent Advisors) in May 1993. After working for a year then leaving for one year, she returned and has been employed for 26 years with the firm. In August of 1996 she obtained her Series 7 stock broker license and...

Kathy Sutton

Kathy Sutton

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Kathy has been with Argent for over 23 years and has over 28 years of experience administering employee benefit plans. She focuses on the administrative duties for the employee benefits area while also serving as Corporate Secretary for Argent Financial Group. Kathy...

Katie Watts, CFIRS

Katie Watts, CFIRS

Institutional Services Officer
Ruston

As Institutional Services Officer at Argent, Katie serves in the corporate trust area which consists of more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a combined issue size exceeding $2 billion. Katie joined Argent in October 2010....

Kimberly Breithaupt, CFIRS®

Kimberly Breithaupt, CFIRS®

Chief Audit Executive
Ruston

Kim began with Argent in July, 1996. In her role as Chief Audit Executive, Kim is responsible for management oversight of the internal audit process for all Argent trust companies. Kim also provides audit and compliance consulting services to third-party banks and...

Kyle McDonald

Kyle McDonald

Chief Executive Officer
Ruston

As its founder, Kyle has served as the only Chief Executive Officer of Argent Financial Group and its predecessor since May 1990. In that role, he is involved in the management of all Argent entities and responsible for strategic planning for Argent. Prior to founding...

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