TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Alex Trlica has been named the new executive director of energy financial services at Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial. Since joining the bank in 2017, he’s led key energy portfolios across upstream, midstream and syndicated markets, most recently serving as manager of energy financial services for North Texas. Trlica earned his business degree from Texas Tech … Read more
The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a safe place for healing after abuse, recently received a $10,000 donation from Bank of Texas through its annual Guide the Giving initiative. Every year, as part of the Guide the Giving initiative, BOK Financial employees across the company’s eight-state footprint, which includes Bank … Read more
On January 30, Bank of Texas celebrated the opening of its new branch in The Woodlands with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a $10,000 donation to the Montgomery County Food Bank. The new branch at 24 Waterway Ave. occupies the ground floor of the 13-story building in the heart of The Woodlands Waterway. It is a … Read more
Bank of Texas has announced two new hires to serve private wealth banking customers in the Fort Worth office. Their role will focus on building new client relationships and maintaining strong relationships with high-net-worth clients and businesses in and around Tarrant County. Greg Irwin joins the bank with more than 20 years of banking experience … Read more
The vacant building at the bustling intersection of Broadway and Hildebrand in San Antonio is getting new life. After a complete remodel, the site re-opened on January 24 as the first San Antonio branch of Bank of Texas. The 2,500-square-foot space will serve general banking, business and mortgage clients. The bank worked with local company … Read more
Bank of Texas has hired Christine Keating for its corporate banking team as senior vice president/corporate banking manager. In this role, she will lead a Dallas-based team and manage a portfolio of clients with revenues of more than $70 million. Keating brings more than 15 years of nationwide lending experience to her new post. Prior … Read more
Bank of Texas, part of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corp., has expanded its Fort Worth corporate banking team with the addition of Bryson Bowden and John Gerdes. Bowden joins as team lead of the corporate banking team and Gerdes as relationship manager, both reporting to Fort Worth Region CEO Mark Nurdin. The corporate banking team … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corp., the parent company of Bank of Texas, announced that Steven G. Bradshaw retired as CEO and president at the end of 2021. Stacy Kymes, chief operating officer, who was previously announced as the incoming president and CEO, assumed the company’s leadership role on January 1, 2022. “It has been an … Read more