Evolve Bank & Trust Names Arlon Duke, SVP, Chief Technology Officer

MEMPHIS, TN. – February 3, 2026 – Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve”) today announced Arlon Duke as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). Duke began his Evolver career in 2023 as Director of Information Technology.

In his new role, Duke will oversee Evolve’s technology strategy and execution across the company, leading infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, and platform engineering functions. His leadership will play a vital role in strengthening Evolve’s banking technology stack to support Banking-as-a-Service (“BaaS”) partnerships and enhancing security and performance across all business lines.

Duke has an extensive career in technology leadership, including serving as Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) at Strategic Online Systems and Vice-President, Information Technology for Guardsmark, LLC, before he joined Evolve. In his prior roles, he led datacenter modernization initiatives, enterprise storage strategies, cloud and virtualization optimization, and large-scale operational support.

“Arlon is a proven technology leader with the experience, strategic mindset, and forward-looking vision needed to guide Evolve through its next phase of growth,” said Mark Mosteller, President & CFO, Evolve Bank & Trust. “His ability to align technology with business goals, combined with his track record of execution in complex environments, makes him an ideal fit for this role.”

“I am honored to continue my career with Evolve in this new role. I’m excited to build on my relationships with a talented leadership team and to further strengthen secure, scalable, and future-ready technology which supports customers, partners, and the communities we serve,” said Duke.

About Evolve Bank & Trust

For over 100 years, Evolve Bank & Trust, a technology-focused financial services organization, has offered specialized solutions in Open Banking, Personal and Business Banking, Mortgage, SBA Lending, Physicians Capital, and Trust. Evolve has been voted a Top Workplace USA and has been named in Inc. Magazine’s 5000 List of fastest growing private companies. Learn more at getevolved.com.

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