AgHeritage Farm Credit Services announces the promotion of Jason Hill to Vice President of Credit. In this new role, he will be responsible for managing the company’s credit underwriting team.
Hill most recently served as AVP & Senior Credit Officer, a role he has had since the first of this year. He joined AgHeritage in 2007 as a Credit Representative in the company’s Brinkley branch office and became an Agriculture Services Financial Officer the following year. He was promoted to Credit Analyst in the company’s Central Office in Little Rock in 2009.
"Jason has proven himself to be a skilled lender and effective leader," said AgHeritage Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Drue Ford. "I am confident that with his extensive financial literacy he will do a great job in his new role, and I look forward to seeing the impact he will have on our team and our company."
Hill holds a Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas as well as a Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences from Arkansas State University.
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is a financial cooperative with owned and managed assets of approximately $2.21 billion as of December 31, 2022. The company provides credit and related services to more than 6,245 farmers, ranchers, and producers or harvesters of aquatic products in 24 Arkansas counties. Branch offices are located in Batesville, Brinkley, Lonoke, McGehee, Newport, Pine Bluff, Pocahontas, Searcy and Stuttgart.