Baton Rouge, La.-based Business First Bancshares Inc. and unit Business First Bank promoted a number of executives including Gregory Robertson, who has been named CFO.

Robertson was previously chief banking officer.

In addition, former Business First Bank chief information officer Keith Mansfield was promoted to COO for the bank, and former western region CEO Philip Jordan was named as the bank's chief commercial officer.

Also for the bank, Alicia Robertson was named chief retail officer and Donald Hingle II was named chief credit executive.