Gary Head

Chairman, Signature Bank of Arkansas

Gary Head is the chairman, president, and CEO of the Signature Bank of Arkansas. A native of Eureka Springs, Gary founded Signature Bank of Arkansas in 2005. Gary formerly served in several different roles at McIlroy Bank and Trust in Fayetteville, which later became Arvest Bank. During his tenure there, he was named loans division manager, executive vice president and sales manager, and finally, CEO—a position he held until 2004. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, and he has received master’s degrees from the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking and the Southern Methodist University Graduate School of Banking.