Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Cullen Seitz to serve on its Austin lending team as senior vice president/senior commercial loan officer. He will be based at the bank’s Downtown Austin location at 201 W. Fifth St., Ste. 100.
“Cullen brings nearly two decades of commercial banking experience and a deep understanding of the Austin market,” says Paul Holubec, chairman of the Austin region. “He’s built strong relationships throughout the community and that connection, along with his market knowledge, will be a real asset to both our clients and our team.”
Seitz has more than 19 years of experience in financial services in the Austin metro, with a background in commercial lending, relationship management and business development. Before joining PlainsCapital, he served as a relationship manager at PNC Bank, where he spent six years working with commercial clients across a range of industries. He also held leadership and lending roles at Citizens National Bank, Austin Capital Bank and JPMorgan Chase.
Seitz earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas–Austin. He currently serves as vice president of the Vista Ridge High School Booster Club and was previously active with the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Cedar Park Youth League board of directors and the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Established in 1955, PlainsCapital Bank operates 55 Texas branches in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio.
