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Aarin Alford

Aarin Alford

Director of Human Resources & Professional Development
Ruston

Aarin joined Argent in 2005 and serves as Director of Human Resources and Professional Development. In this role, Aarin is responsible for oversite of our employee benefits program, designing and executing professional development plans, onboarding and orienting every...

Amari Jackson, MBA

Amari Jackson, MBA

Marketing Coordinator
Ruston

Amari serves as the Marketing Coordinator with Argent’s corporate office in Ruston, Louisiana. In this role, she aids in the development, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of Argent’s marketing strategy and corporate branding, both internally and externally. A...

Cara Gober, J.D.

Cara Gober, J.D.

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Oxford

With over 14 years of trust industry experience Cara Gober joined Argent Trust Company in Oxford in 2022 as Assistant Vice President and Trust Officer. Gober will be responsible for administering client trust, estate and investment accounts for individuals, private...

Charles R. Dudley II

Charles R. Dudley II

Vice President
Hot Springs

Chuck joined Argent in 1996 and works with banks and small business to design solutions for management succession, executive benefit plans and supplemental retirement plans. In addition, he works with individuals to create supplemental retirement plans and help them...

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...

Dut LeBlanc, CPA

Dut LeBlanc, CPA

Executive Vice President
Shreveport

Dut joined Argent following his retirement from multinational accounting firm KPMG in 2019 after spending 40 years there. With Argent, Dut leads the company’s services for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients through the company’s Argent Family Wealth...

J. Aaron Jack

J. Aaron Jack

Chief Development Officer, Argent Financial Group

Chief Executive Officer, Argent Trust Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Aaron “A.J.” Jack joined the former Heritage Trust Company in 2013. He spent five years as Vice President, Director of Development and Marketing, before being named Chief Development Officer in 2018 and assuming responsibility of marketing, sales and business...

James Story, CFA®

James Story, CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager
Nashville

James Story, CFA is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Argent Trust Company in our Nashville office. He is responsible for fixed income portfolio management of client portfolios, with an emphasis on Institutional fixed income strategies. Prior to joining Argent, James was...

Jason Farrington

Jason Farrington

Creative Director

Jason serves the Argent Financial Group Team as Creative Director. He joined the company in 2020. He is the former owner and president of Shreveport creative firm Summiteer Creative. Before founding Summiteer in 2016, he was owner and creative director of Gorilla...

Jodi Penn Rives

Jodi Penn Rives

Business Development Officer
Shreveport

Jodi is responsible for new client outreach and strengthening current customer relationships in Argent's Shreveport, Louisiana and Oxford, Mississippi markets. Prior to joining Argent in 2019, Jodi was business development director for Heard, McElroy & Vestal, the...

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Controller
Ruston

Jyotsaana serves as Argent’s controller in the Ruston office. Parajuli previously served as assistant controller for the past five years. In her new position, Parajuli will oversee various areas of daily accounting operations. Her duties also include the...

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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