AgFirst Farm Credit Bank appointed Will Brown chief credit officer, replacing Chris Jones, who will retire in September.

Brown served as chief credit officer and executive vice president for First Citizens Bancorp. Inc. unit First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Inc.

Additionally, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank named Sam Esfahani chief information officer. Esfahani will succeed Ben Blakewood, who will retire later in 2017. Esfahani served as a technology consultant to Danske Bank A/S.