Welcome Johnny Beck

Brandon, Miss. —Johnny Beck, a veteran Mississippi bank officer with a career-long focus on customer service, has joined Citizens National Bank as Senior Vice President and Brandon Market President.

For more than 20 years, Beck has served in management positions for regional and national banks in the Jackson area, significantly increasing business at each stop. He has consistently received high marks for mentorship and training of employees, outreach to local businesses, and consumer-education programs designed to improve personal financial management.

“Many of our customers will already know Johnny Beck for his civic and community service,” said David Jackson, Regional President for Citizens National Bank’s West Region. “He has shown such a commitment to customer service during his banking career that he almost seems destined for our community bank, which has been proudly customer-focused since our founding in 1888.

“Both our team at CNB and the neighbors and friends we serve in our region will find him to be a great team builder and motivator, a person with the highest ethical standards, and an eternal optimist who works in every way he can for the betterment of his community.”

Beck has Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in marketing and management, both from the University of Mississippi.

A resident of Brandon, he is a member of the Brandon Main Street Association Board of Directors and a former President of the organization. Previously, he has held several leadership positions with the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, including President, and was a Class of 2013 Trustee for the chamber-affiliated Leadership Rankin. In 2019, the Mississippi Business Journal included him in its annual Top 40 Under 40 list of young leaders.

Beck has been a member of the Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area Advisory Board and Habitat Young Professionals, a Chamber of Flowood Diplomat, a Central Mississippi Ole Miss Rebel Club Board member, a Kappa Sigma Fraternity House Corporation Board member, and member of the Rankin County Republican Party Executive Committee.

He is an active member of Brandon First Methodist Church. He has been Missions Committee Chair, Adult Curriculum Coordinator, and Men’s Club President, and is currently a member of the Lay Leadership Committee. He has also been a Rankin County Methodist Men organizer.

Citizens National Bank is celebrating 137 years of service as an independent, Mississippi-owned community bank, with locations in Ridgeland, Madison, Flowood, Meridian, Quitman, Philadelphia, Olive Branch, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Waynesboro, Columbus, Macon, Kosciusko and Carthage. The bank has assets in excess of $1.7 billion and manages $2.3 billion in its Wealth Management Division, which is committed to assisting clients with the accumulation, preservation, and transfer of wealth. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), CNB is dedicated to promoting economic growth and improving the financial well-being of underserved communities across Mississippi through affordable housing, small business development, and consumer financial products and services.