Barry R. Randolph, of West Plains, has been appointed banking center president of Wood & Huston Bank at the SEMO Banking Center, 111 S. Broadview, in Cape Girardeau.

Randolph's banking career includes three years as senior vice president with Wood & Huston Bank in West Plains. He also served as executive vice president with another West Plains bank.

Randolph is a graduate of Missouri Valley College, the Graduate School of Banking and Commercial Lending and Graduate Commercial Lending school.

He will be responsible for commercial loan and account development, community relations and various administrative duties here. He has served as chairman of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on the board of Industrial Development Committee, City Planning Commission, Habitat for Humanity and American Cancer Society.

Wood & Huston Bank, headquartered at Marshall, has banking operations at Cape Girardeau, West Plains and Springfield, Mo.

The previous president at the local Wood & Huston center resigned in early December of 1999.