Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
Nasdaq: BFST · State Commercial Banks · Baton Rouge, LA · filing with the SEC since 2014
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Who runs Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Officers and directors as they report to the SEC on Forms 3, 4 and 5, named as filedChief executive, as filed
Melville David R. III
President and CEO. First filing Apr 2018, latest Apr 2, 2026, 1 filing in all.
Officers reporting now
11
of 26 people with a filing in the last fifteen months
Directors reporting now
15
44 people on the record since 2018
Officerssales are open-market, Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026
| Name | Title as filed | First filing | Latest filing | Sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Donald Chad | EVP, Correspondent Banking | May 2024 | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 · $200,000 |
| Strong Saundra | EVP & General Counsel | Feb 2022 | Aug 6, 2026 | 1 · $0.00 |
| Mansfield Keith | EVP&COO of b1Bank | Apr 2018 | Jul 31, 2026 | 1 · $100,000 |
| Folse Mark P. | EVP,Chief Risk Officer- b1BANK | May 2020 | Jun 29, 2026 | 2 · $300,000 |
| Melville David R. III | President and CEO | Apr 2018 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
| Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr | President of b1Bank | Nov 2022 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
| Robertson Greg | EVP and CFO | Apr 2018 | Apr 2, 2026 | 1 · $0.00 |
| Manning Kathryn | EVP & Chief Risk Officer | May 2022 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
| Mcdonald Warren | EVP & Chief Credit Officer | Jan 2020 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
| Jordan Philip | EVP&CBO of b1Bank | Apr 2018 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
| Roemer Heather G. | EVP, CAO | Jul 2025 | Apr 2, 2026 | none |
Directorssales are open-market, Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026
| Name | Role | First filing | Latest filing | Sales, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings George W. III | director | Jan 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | 19 · $5.8M |
| Hall William G. | director | Oct 2024 | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 · $400,000 |
| Johnson Joseph Vernon | director | May 2020 | Jul 30, 2026 | 2 · $400,000 |
| Day Rick D. | director | May 2020 | Jul 29, 2026 | none |
| Ducrest John P. | director | Mar 2021 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Mccollister Rolfe H. Jr. | director | Apr 2018 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Mockler Patrick E. | director | Apr 2018 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Montgomery David A. Jr. | director | Apr 2018 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Price Arthur | director | Apr 2018 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Quirk Aimee M | director | Dec 2023 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Sanchez Alejandro M | director | Apr 2025 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Sidi Zeenat | director | Aug 2024 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Tillage Keith Alexis | director | Jul 2020 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| White Steven Gerard | director | Apr 2018 | Jun 29, 2026 | none |
| Buquet James J. III | director | Feb 2020 | Aug 5, 2025 | none |
Earlier names on the record18, newest filing first
Calkins Carol · director · last filing Jun 2025Mclindon Andrew D. · director · last filing Apr 2024Smith Kenneth W. · director · last filing Apr 2024Jackson Jesse · officer · last filing Apr 2024Greer Robert S. Jr. · director · last filing May 2023Brees Drew C. · director · last filing May 2023Lee Margaret Singer · officer · last filing Apr 2023Hingle Donald A. II · officer · last filing Aug 2021Robertson Alicia · officer · last filing Aug 2021Alford Lloyd B. · director · last filing Apr 2020Graves John · director · last filing Apr 2020Laxton David L III · director · last filing Apr 2020Shamieh Fayez K. · director · last filing Apr 2020Stewart Thomas E. Jr. · director · last filing Apr 2020Yarborough Robert V. · director · last filing Apr 2020Slack C. Stewart · director · last filing Oct 2019Vascocu Norman Jerome Sr · director · last filing Sep 2019Byrd Jack E. Jr. · director · last filing Apr 2018
A person is listed as reporting now after a filing in the last fifteen months. The record shows when someone last filed; it does not say why they stopped. Each name links to the filings on sec.gov.