Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced that Tyler Pope and Ben Trahan have joined the company’s North Texas commercial banking team. Both will maintain offices in North Dallas and serve commercial banking clients throughout the Origin Bank’s North Texas region.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Tyler Pope and Ben Trahan to Origin Bank,” says Warrie Birdwell, North Texas president. “Their knowledge of commercial banking products and commitment to growing relationships make them tremendous assets to our Dallas area clients.”
Pope joins Origin Bank as a senior vice president/commercial banking relationship manager. With more than 19 years of experience in the financial services industry, he specializes in advising mid-sized businesses in transactions, including commercial real estate acquisition and construction, equipment finance, business acquisition and partner buy-outs.
He holds a BBA degree in economics from the University of North Texas. His volunteer focus includes Catholic Charities Dallas and Habitat for Humanity. He has previously served on the board of directors for numerous organizations, including Women’s Business Council Southwest and Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce.
Trahan joins Origin Bank as a vice president/commercial banker. He has more than 24 years of private wealth and commercial banking experience specializing in asset-based lending, investor- and owner-occupied commercial real estate, and professional and executive financing. In his new role, he will develop banking relationships with business owners as well as professionals and executives in the Dallas area.
Trahan holds an associate degree in applied business and a BS degree in business management from Tulane University, as well as an MS degree in management from Texas A&M University–Commerce. He is also a graduate of Louisiana State University’s Graduate School of Banking. Trahan is a member of Tulane University and Louisiana State University alumni associations and serves as a volunteer deputy registrar for Collin County, as well as on the banking and financial services advisory committee for Collin College. He is also chairman of the planning and zoning commission, place 1 for the City of Allen.
Established in 1912, Origin Bank operates more than 40 banking centers in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
