Sulphur Springs-based Alliance Bank announced that it has promoted two team members to serve as regional presidents. The promotions were announced by James Law, president and CEO.
J. Corky Randolph has been promoted to senior vice president/regional president for Rockwall. Collin and Hunt counties. He previously served as the bank’s Rockwall County market president. He will oversee loans and operations in the region’s seven Alliance Bank branches.
Randolph has been with Alliance Bank for 21 years. Prior to that, he was with Community Bank for 13 years. He launched his banking career at First Interstate Bank, for which he served four years.
Randolph holds a BBA degree in finance from Dallas Baptist University. In addition, he is a 1993 graduate of the SW Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. Active in his community, Randolph is past treasurer of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club and past president of the Rockwall Economic Development Corp. He was named “Director of the Year” by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and “Rotarian of the Year” by the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club.
“Corky understands what it takes to earn trust locally while delivering the capabilities people expect from a modern bank,” Law notes. “His leadership reflects exactly where Alliance Bank is headed.”
Jeff Byrnes has been promoted to senior vice president/regional president of the bank’s Eastern markets and will office in Mount Vernon. He previously served as Franklin County market president. In his new position, he will oversee senior lending, team performance and market growth across Hopkins and Franklin counties.
Byrnes has been with Alliance Bank since 2016. Prior to his service as Franklin County Market president, he was assistant vice president/commercial loan officer in Sulphur Springs. Earlier positions at the bank included loan officer/special projects, mortgage loan officer and credit analyst. Before joining Alliance Bank, Byrnes was a real estate loan processor and underwriter at Guaranty Bank & Trust in Mount Vernon.
Byrnes earned a BA degree in general business/finance from Texas A&M University. His civic engagement includes serving as secretary on the Franklin County Economic Development Corp. board of directors, treasurer on the board of the Franklin County Industry Foundation and past director and ambassador of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of Rotary International and the Franklin County Historical Society.
“The bank’s Eastern markets have always been built on trust and continuity,” Law says. “Jeff brings a leadership style that respects that history while keeping an eye on what customers need next.”
Established in 1927, Alliance Bank has banking offices across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Northeast Texas.
