UMB Financial Corporation Appoints Tim Murphy to Board of Directors

Murphy has more than 27 years of experience in the trucking industry. He is currently CEO of Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC), the largest privately owned heavy and medium-duty truck dealer in North America. MHC has 108 locations in 16 states and more than 3,700 employees.

He has vast experience with organizational oversight, having served on numerous supplier councils to the trucking industry and having served two terms as Chairman of the North American Kenworth Dealer Council. He also has a deep understanding of UMB from his time as a board member for UMB Bank n.a., from 1999-2015. In addition, Murphy is a nine-year member of the Board of Trustees at Spring Hill College.

“We are excited to welcome Tim to our holding company board following his years of service to our Bank board,” said Mariner Kemper, chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corporation. “Tim has successfully run a large, complex, national organization in the trucking industry and we look forward to benefiting from his broad experience.”

Murphy graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., with a degree in business administration.