Our Team

As its founder, Kyle has served as the only Chief Executive Officer of Argent Financial Group and its predecessor since May 1990. Argent has grown from a small, one office independent trust company to a diverse client asset services firm responsible for over $70...

Laurie joined Argent full time in 2005. Before 2005, Argent’s leadership team recruited Laurie to do some consulting work for the firm. After successfully completing various projects for Argent, our leadership team hired her as our full time Chief Financial Officer. A...

Charlie Wade joined Argent Financial Group in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer and is primarily responsible for advising our operations, middle office, investment operations, compliance and audit divisions, as well as other strategic initiatives. Previously, Charlie...

John joined Argent Financial Group in 2015 and is responsible for overseeing investment management services for Heritage Trust Company and Argent Trust Company where he chairs the Investment Committee. John also supports corporate strategy and development activities...

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...

Reid joined Argent Trust and its predecessors in 2005, and in 2020 was named Chief Executive Officer of Argent Trust Company. He previously served as Regional Executive for the Texas and Louisiana markets, Chief Fiduciary Officer for Argent Trust Company, and chair of...

Ken joined Argent Trust in 2016 with the opening of our Birmingham office reporting to Kyle McDonald, CEO of Argent Financial Group. After serving as President of ATC for the past seven years, Alderman is now Managing Director of Argent Trust.  In this new role, he...

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...

Alan is responsible for managing personal and institutional relationships. A CFA® charterholder, Alan has more than 20 years of investment management experience, most recently with Frost Bank in Austin and San Antonio. He spent his career progressing through equity...

Alicia has worked for Argent Trust Company and its predecessor company, National Independent Trust Company since 2005. In her role as Trust Officer, she is responsible for personal trust, estate administration and investment accounts. She also maintains working...

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...

Amy serves as vice president- business risk management coordinator with Argent’s fiduciary consulting services division.  In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of regulatory compliance for Argent Trust Company.  Prior to this role, she served high net worth...