TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Dimmitt-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, has announced the following promotions: Ashley Webb has been promoted to vice president (Plains Bancorp Inc.). She has been with the bank since 2006 and has 18 years of bank industry experience. She serves as the electronic services manager and offices … Read more
Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Western Heritage Bank recently announced that Kathy Carrillo has been promoted to chief loan administrator officer. She will oversee loan operations for the El Paso and Las Cruces markets and continue to manage the bank’s residential construction lending. Carrillo has more than 35 years of mortgage, commercial and community banking experience. … Read more
On February 1, El Paso-based WestStar announced that three of its top executives have expanded their leadership roles. L. Frederick “Rick” Francis is executive chairman; David W. Osborn is president and chief executive officer; and Lisa J. Saenz is now chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Their guidance in these new roles will continue … Read more
In late January, The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth announced four new hires. Christie Heneghan has joined the bank as vice president/branch manager at the Burleson branch. She comes to The National Bank of Texas with more than 30 years of banking experience in various positions, most recently as financial center manager/vice president … Read more
Bank chairman Carl T. Cecil has announced four promotions at Paris-based Liberty National Bank approved by the board of directors. “Each one of these individuals has demonstrated the ability and willingness to accept additional responsibilities and provide exceptional customer service,” Cecil says. Chase Coleman has earned the title of chief lending and credit officer. he will … Read more
Donna Honea has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as vice president and loan processing manager in the bank’s operations center located in The Colony. Honea has been involved in the financial services industry since 2004 and was most recently employed with Texas Bank as an assistant vice president and financial … Read more
Mark Nurdin, CEO for Bank of Texas, Fort Worth, announced the fourth quarter 2021 appointments of Brad Beeson as senior vice president/private wealth banker and Jason Carter as senior vice president/personal trust manager. Prior to joining Bank of Texas, Beeson spent nearly 10 years with J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Dallas, supporting … Read more
Dallas-based Comerica Inc. has announced that William Adams has been named senior vice president/chief economist. He succeeds Robert Dye Ph.D., who is retiring on January 28. Adams will lead Comerica’s economics department, providing research and analysis that impact the bank’s key markets, as well as business leaders and policymakers throughout the country. He will report … Read more
Larry Allen, CEO and chairman of the board at Lubbock-based Peoples Bank, has announced the addition of Cheryl Brown and Amanda Locke. Brown joins the bank as senior vice president and internal auditor. She has been in banking for more than 20 years and is a certified public accountant. Brown is a member of the … Read more
Ryan Suchala, Dallas community bank president at Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank, has been named as one of the D Magazine/D CEO’s Dallas 500 honorees for 2022. According to D CEO, this list profiles “the region’s most influential business, civic and nonprofit leaders” throughout North Texas. For the past four years, Suchala has helped lead … Read more