Nacogdoches-based Commercial Bank of Texas has named Austin Williams vice president of commercial lending and business development for Jefferson County.

Williams has more than 25 years of leadership experience in business development, commercial lending and community engagement across Southeast Texas. He is a graduate of the Commercial Lending Program at Southern Methodist University, holds a BBA degree in finance and economics from Lamar University and a BBA degree in economics from the University of Louisiana. Williams currently serves as vice president and treasurer for the Babe Zaharias Foundation, assistant golf coach and advisory committee member of home and school at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School and advisory committee member of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.

Established in 1901, Commercial Bank of Texas has 22 branches in 17 Texas communities in Texas.