Texas City-based Texas First Bank recently announced that Ryan C. Doyle has been named chief financial officer and advisory director. He succeeds Timothy R. O’Brien, who, after eight years as CFO, is stepping back into a consultant role until his retirement in 2025. Doyle has also been appointed chief financial officer of Texas Independent Bancshares, the parent company of Texas First Bank, and serves as an advisory director on its board.
Doyle joined Texas First Bank in 2019 as controller and has worked with O’Brien to help grow the bank from $1.4 billion in assets to $2.2 billion today.
“Ryan has successfully led the bank’s balance sheet management through the acquisition of a $300 million Houston-area bank, the SBA-backed Paycheck Protection Program and our most recent years of unprecedented growth,” says Christopher Doyle, president and CEO. “He has managed our accounting team since 2020 and internal audit since 2023, and he enters his role as CFO from a position of strength. Part of our strategic plan is to build a new generation of leaders that understands and upholds our mission and the strong core values of Texas First Bank, and with Ryan Doyle as CFO, the future looks bright.”
Prior to Texas First Bank, Doyle served as an auditor for financial services clients at KPMG. He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting from Texas Tech University and is a certified public accountant. Doyle sits on the board of the Texas City/La Marque Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the College of the Mainland accounting and business advisory committee.
Established in 1982, Texas First Bank operates 27 banking offices in East Texas and the Houston region.
