Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently welcomed Philip Ugalde, Jasmine Sadeghpour and Daniel Wheeler as senior vice presidents and senior commercial loan officers for its Houston market. Ugalde and Sadeghpour will serve clients from PlainsCapital’s office at 2925 Richmond Ave. while Wheeler office out of The Woodlands location at 1699 Research Forest Dr.
In his new role, Ugalde will be responsible for new business development, portfolio growth, establishing and cultivating referral partner relationships, and expanding the bank’s presence in Texas. He has more than 29 years of commercial banking and financial services experience, most recently as senior vice president at Regions Financial Corp. Ugalde received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas–Austin.
Sadeghpour will continue to work with commercial real estate developers and investors, focusing on providing debt solutions for all asset types. She joins PlainsCapital from Frost Bank, where she served as a vice president in its commercial real estate department for more than eight years. Sadeghpour received her BBA degree in finance from Texas Christian University.
Wheeler will partner with businesses to help meet their goals. He brings more than 26 years of commercial and retail banking experience to his role. He joins from Pioneer Bank’s commercial lending group, where he served as a senior vice president. Wheeler received his BBA degree in finance from the University of Houston.
Established in 1988, PlainsCapital Bank operates 58 Texas branches in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio markets.