TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Curt Joslin, a construction and commercial real estate entrepreneur, has been appointed to the board of Woodville-based Citizens State Bank. A life-long resident of East Montgomery County, he serves as co-chairman of The Joslin Group, based in the Greater Houston area. He is also president and CEO of Joslin Development Group, which develops unique subdivision … Read more
Darrell Brown pursued numerous career goals during his lifetime—law enforcement, higher education, church leadership, government and public service and banking. “Public service was truly the heart of Darrell Brown,” as his obituary states. He passed away on January 11 in Stephenville. He was 60. Brown fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a police officer in … Read more
Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX), announced seven key additions to its commercial banking team serving Dallas and Frisco. The announcement follows the recent promotion of longtime Dallas commercial banking leader Steve White to chief strategy officer. “These bankers understand the Dallas market because they’ve built their careers here,” White notes. “As out-of-state institutions … Read more
Dallas-based Sunflower Bank has announced that Andy Gaines has joined the bank as regional president for Houston, Austin and San Antonio. He is based at the bank’s Houston corporate office. Gaines brings more than 15 years of experience in commercial and corporate banking with a successful track record of building high-performing middle-market banking teams across … Read more
Ken Pilgrim, senior chairman, and Lonnie Pilgrim, chairman, along with the Pittsburg-based Pilgrim Bank board of directors, have announced two new additions to the bank’s board: dentist Danny Lawrence and attorney Ramsey Strube. Lawrence is the owner and practicing dentist at Sulphur Springs Dental and is a lifelong resident of Hopkins County. He earned a … Read more
On January 5, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Travis Edlund, a lifelong San Antonian and second‑generation banker, has been named San Antonio region chairman. He succeeds Mike Molak, who retired on January 2 after more than 40 years in the banking industry. “We are deeply grateful for Mike’s leadership, integrity and decades of service to … Read more
In December, San Antonio-based Broadway Bank announced that it has appointed two new members to its board of directors: Trinity University’s Sunita White and Feik Enterprises’ Colleen Dean. White brings more than 30 years of expertise in accounting and finance to her new role on the board. She is the director of the Master of … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank has appointed Hank Holmes to its board of directors. Based in Houston, he brings more than three decades of executive banking experience. Holmes most recently served as chief banking officer and president of Cadence Bank, for which he spent 13 years leading the organization. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Tina Hicks to join The Private Bank at PlainsCapital as vice president/senior wealth management administrator. She will be based at the bank’s Fort Worth location at 3707 Camp Bowie Blvd. Hicks brings nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, specializing in trust and fiduciary account administration. Before joining PlainsCapital … Read more
Susan Rosenberg-Anderson has joined Little Rock, Arkansas-based Bank OZK as a regional director in the trust and wealth division. Based in Dallas, she leads the bank’s fiduciary, investment and wealth planning services across its Western region, covering Texas and Arkansas. With more than 25 years of leadership experience, she will oversee a team that delivers … Read more