TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has reappointed Thomas J. Falk as chair and Claudia Aguirre as deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for 2024. Falk joined the Dallas Fed board in 2019 and served as chair in 2022 and 2023. He is retired chairman and CEO of Irving-based … Read more
On December 15, Farmers Branch-based TIB NA announced several officer promotions at its monthly board meeting, including a new executive vice president. Dawn Velekei was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer. She has more than 30 years of experience in banking. She launched her career as an account services specialist at a … Read more
Sami Chadli, chief financial officer for the Texas Department of Banking for the past 11 years, has announced that he will retire on December 31, 2023. “We would like to congratulate Sami for decades of service to the State of Texas and his commitment and loyalty to the citizens of Texas and the Department of … Read more
Fort Worth-based Bank of Texas has hired Dennis Wright as North Texas market executive in Dallas, according to the Dallas Business Journal. “My role is to more further establish and firmly entrench Bank of Texas in the northern part of the Dallas metro area,” Wright told the Journal. “We’re already actively serving these communities, but … Read more
William Howard recently joined Leawood, Kansas-based CrossFirst Bank as private banker for the Dallas market. He brings more than five years of experience in commercial banking, which has included an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, and credit analysis. Prior to joining CrossFirst Bank, Howard served as vice president/relationship manager at Foro in Charlotte, North Carolina. … Read more
Rosie Rueda has joined Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas as vice president and community banker on the bank’s emerging markets team. Rueda draws on nearly 20 years of business lending and market development expertise. She previously served as vice president/senior business development at LiftFund Inc. in Dallas. Prior to that, she worked for LegacyTexas, … Read more
Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank has hired Bridgette Johnson to serve as vice president/financial center manager. She is responsible for developing and growing personal and small-business relationships. Johnson brings more than 25 years of banking experience in sales, operations, investments and branch productivity. She previously served as vice president/branch manager at Regions Bank and, prior to … Read more
Roman Medina, chief information security officer at San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank, has received a 2023 Top Global CISOs Award, sponsored annually by Cyber Defense Magazine. Chief information security officers are the first responders of cyberspace as they fend off cyber criminals, cyber terrorists, malicious insiders and nation-state-sponsored attacks. Medina competed against thousands of candidates for … Read more
After 52 years of service, James Hodges, president and CEO of First National Bank of Granbury, is retiring effective January 1, 2024. He will maintain a seat on the board of directors. Mark Webb, executive vice president and chief lending officer since 2015, has been tapped to succeed Hodges as president and CEO. Hodges attended … Read more
Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank recently announced the promotions of several employees within its organization this year. These promotions recognize their outstanding contributions and dedication to the success of the bank. Christi Cornel has been promoted to executive vice president/regional lender. With 16 years of experience at TrustTexas Bank, she has been instrumental in expanding the bank’s … Read more