TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS
On August 4, El Paso-based WestStar announced the appointment of Lorena Garay as senior vice president/commercial banker. She will manage the bank’s existing investment real estate client relationships while continuing to grow its commercial lending portfolio. Garay brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial lending and deposit relationship management, with a focus on … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama-based ServisFirst Bank has hired Cody Cannon to serve as executive vice president/Houston market president. He joins the bank with more than 25 years of experience. Cannon will lead efforts to establish and grow ServisFirst Bank’s Houston team. Throughout his career, Cannon has successfully launched and expanded banking operations, recruited high-performing teams and developed long-term … Read more
Addison-based Liberty Capital Bank has hired Emily Zoog for relationship management. She brings 26 years of banking experience to her new position. Before joining Liberty Capital Bank, Zoog was vice president/business lending specialist at Huntington Bank in Dallas. She joined the relationship management team at the bank in 2012 when it was Green Bank and … Read more
Omaha, Nebraska-based Security National Bank of Texas has hired Heather Summerville to serve as assistant vice president, client experience and market operations lead at the bank’s financial center at The Union, 2300 North Field St. in Dallas. She brings more than eight years of experience to her role, with expertise in community banking and team … Read more
Houston-based Amegy Bank has appointed Alex Rasmussen as executive vice president and private banking manager for Central Texas. In this role, he will lead a team of private bankers and relationship managers serving clients across the Austin/San Antonio corridor. Based in San Antonio, Rasmussen will oversee growth initiatives across the region while delivering customized private banking, … Read more
The board of directors of Abilene-based First Financial Bank has announced several leadership transitions and executive promotions within its Abilene region. Following a distinguished career and 35 years of dedicated service to First Financial Bank, Marelyn Shedd has announced she will retire in December. She joined the bank as senior vice president of commercial lending … Read more
Fort Worth-based TexasBank announced several executive leadership appointments in July. Bill Wade has joined TexasBank to serve as chief operating officer, bringing extensive executive leadership experience in banking operations, technology, strategic planning, project management, process improvement and large-scale transformation initiatives. Throughout his career, he has led organizations through significant growth. As COO, Wade will oversee … Read more
Ozona Bank is welcoming Todd Adams to its commercial lending team. He brings more than 25 years of banking, credit and regulatory experience to serve businesses across Texas. Adams joins Ozona Bank after serving as a commercial loan officer at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, where he managed a robust commercial loan portfolio, including commercial and … Read more
On August 5, El Paso-based WestStar announced the promotion of Erica M. Saunders to senior vice president/commercial banking manager for its New Mexico market. She joined WestStar in 2022 and has since built strong, trusted relationships across New Mexico while delivering consistent, high-level performance. With 18 years of experience in commercial lending and banking, Saunders … Read more
Houston-based Third Party Resources Inc. (3PR), a consulting firm that partners with financial institutions to provide risk management solutions, has promoted Cheryl Linder to director of internal audit. The advancement was announced by Lori Victory, president. Linder previously served at Third Party Resources as a senior consultant. Linder joined Third Party Resources in 2024. Before that, … Read more