TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On February 23, Texas Gulf Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Texas Gulf Bank NA, announced the appointment of Steve Thompson as president and chief executive officer of the bank. He will focus on accelerating the bank’s growth across its core footprint in Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties. Thompson succeeds James F. Brown Jr., who … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank has appointed Dr. Jay C. Hartzell, president of Southern Methodist University (SMU), to its board of directors. He brings a distinguished record of leadership across higher education, finance, real estate, corporate governance and community engagement. Throughout his career, Hartzell has worked closely with Texas businesses, entrepreneurs and community leaders, advising on growth, … Read more
Pawhuska, Oklahoma-based Blue Sky Bank has hired Chris Shaw to serve as East Dallas market president. He joins the team with more than 25 years of experience in commercial, industrial and business banking. Before joining Blue Sky Bank, Shaw was with b1Bank for more than eight years, capping his tenure there as Dallas market president. … Read more
On January 2, Investar Holding Corp., the holding company of Investar Bank NA, announced the completion of its acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Wichita Falls-based First National Bank. An agreement relating to the acquisition was announced last July. The acquisition became effective as of January 1. As of December 31, … Read more
Farmers Branch-based TIB NA, the nation’s largest correspondent banking provider, has announced the retirement of Beverly Texada, executive vice president and director of card finance and accounting. She has served more than three decades with TIB, spending the entirety of her career there helping build what has become the bank’s industry-leading card services division. Texada … Read more
Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank has appointed Guillermo Gómez as international banking factoring officer. Based at the bank’s corporate headquarters in Harlingen, he will lead the launch of a new line of business in factoring within the bank’s international private banking division. Gómez brings more than 38 years of financial sector experience, specializing in factoring, leasing … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has hired Sara Imes to serve as chief audit executive. She will develop and implement a risk-based audit plan while overseeing the planning, design, implementation, communication and delivery of audit initiatives across the organization. In addition, she will partner with all levels of management and cross-functional teams to strengthen internal controls … Read more
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University, a nationally renowned source for banking executive education, has announced that Michelle W. Bowman, Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, will be the keynote speaker for the SWGSB 161st Assembly for Bank Directors in Oahu, January 29–February 1, 2026. Responsible for overseeing the supervision … Read more
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University, a nationally renowned source for banking executive education, will hold its 161st Assembly for Bank Directors at The Ritz-Carlton O’ahu, Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, January 29–February 1, 2026. SWGSB Assemblies for Bank Directors attract banking leaders from across the country to address critical issues … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank recently announced the addition of Doug Snyder to its Austin team, where he will serve as senior vice president/senior mortgage and commercial banker. A resident of Austin for 50-plus years, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the lending industry to his new role. Before joining VeraBank, Snyder served as a … Read more