Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced six new hires and six promotions across its North and East Texas markets.

The new hires include:

• Charlie Bogan, regional executive vice president/private banking relationship manager at the bank’s Preston Financial Center in Dallas. He has more than 20 years of experience in banking, specializing in private banking, credit analysis, sales leadership and wealth management. In his role, he will deliver customized credit and deposit solutions and comprehensive relationship management for high-net-worth individuals, business owners and executives.
• Audrey DeLeon, executive lending assistant at Origin Bank’s Preston Financial Center in Dallas. She brings 26 years of experience specializing in private wealth banking and lending. DeLeon will provide support to commercial relationship managers and the private banking team in key areas such as portfolio and account management, while also directly supporting clients with their banking needs and account administration.
• Anthony Epperson, senior vice president/commercial banker at the Dallas Financial Center in Dallas. He has more than nine years of banking industry experience specializing in middle-market asset-based lending, lender finance and equipment financing across many industries. He will cultivate relationships to find capital solutions for businesses, supporting the needs of business owners and the community.
• Nick Holloway, senior vice president/commercial relationship banker at Origin Bank’s Hall Park Financial Center in Frisco. He has more than 13 years of experience in commercial real estate, private equity and commercial banking. In his new role, Holloway will develop and maintain client relationships and contribute to the continued growth and credit quality of the bank’s commercial lending program in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
• Andy Pratt, senior vice president/commercial relationship banker at the Hall Park Financial Center in Frisco. Pratt has spent more than 13 years in the financial and investment services industry, specializing in construction lending and multi-family investments. At Origin Bank, he will be responsible for developing new commercial banking clients, expanding existing client relationships and delivering strategic financial solutions for clients with sophisticated needs.
• Laura Sullivan, senior vice president/commercial relationship banker at the Preston Financial Center in Dallas. She has more than 15 years of banking industry experience, specializing in delivering tailored financial solutions to high-net-worth clients. She will focus on supporting clients with their private banking needs to build and maintain strong long-term relationships.

Promotions:

• Stuart Deary has been promoted to vice president/commercial relationship banker at the Hall Park Financial Center in Frisco. During his five years in banking, Deary has gained valuable experience in retail banking, mortgage warehouse lending and special assets. In his new role, he will focus on commercial real estate alongside commercial and industrial lending while continuing to grow client relationships.
• Sonia Gomez was promoted to senior vice president/senior commercial portfolio manager and team lead at Origin Bank’s Dallas Financial Center in Dallas. With more than 25 years in banking, Gomez has extensive knowledge in credit underwriting and commercial lending. She now oversees portfolio performance, underwriting quality and risk management across the commercial lending platform while serving as a liaison among relationship managers, credit officers and senior leadership.
• Austin Lewis has been promoted to executive vice president/commercial group manager. Lewis has more than 15 years of banking industry experience and has played a key role in the strategy and growth of Origin Bank’s commercial and private banking programs across North Texas. In his new role, he leads teams of more than 30 banking professionals in Dallas and Frisco serving the commercial, private banking and treasury management needs of middle-market clients across the region. Maintaining an office at the Dallas Financial Center, Lewis continues to drive strategic growth initiatives, develop and mentor top talent and ensure strong credit discipline while strengthening client relationships and delivering comprehensive, multi-product financial solutions.
• Jordan Linden was promoted to senior vice president/business development banker and team lead at the Hall Park Financial Center in Frisco. She has more than 10 years of banking experience supporting individuals, businesses and professional service firms. In her expanded role, she will continue developing high-performing teams while strengthening partnerships that support the bank’s delivery of responsive commercial banking services, treasury management solutions and an excellent customer experience.
• Clark Rosener has been promoted to regional executive vice president at Origin Bank’s Hall Park Financial Center in Frisco. Rosener has more than eight years of banking experience specializing in commercial real estate and large construction projects. In his new role, he will help drive production, credit quality and market growth across commercial lending and treasury services while leading a team of relationship bankers, portfolio managers and support staff.
• Zach Ervin was promoted to vice president/commercial relationship banker. He has served Longview and surrounding areas as a commercial banker at Origin Bank since 2022. Ervin has more than eight years of experience in the financial industry, starting his career as a credit analyst before moving to commercial lending. In his new role, he will focus on providing solutions for small and large businesses, including commercial and industrial lines of credit and commercial real estate loans.

Established in 1912, Origin Bank operates more than 55 locations in Dallas/Fort Worth, East Texas, Houston, North Louisiana, Mississippi, South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.