Red River Bancshares, Inc. announced the appointment of Brent Pugh as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pugh brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the U.S. and international aerospace and defense industry. He most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of CAEs Defense and Security business, responsible for a $2 billion high technology organization with more than 6,000 employees.

Pugh also served as the Treasurer of CAE USA Inc. He has served in financial leadership positions across several organizations including L3Harris Technologies and public accounting firms Arthur Andersen and KPMG. Pugh holds Master of Accounting and Bachelor of Science degrees from Brigham Young University and executive leadership certificates from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and from Harvard Business School. He is also an Advisory Board Member of the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.