TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Walter Clarke has been named chief financial officer at Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank. Clarke brings 19 years of finance, accounting, strategy and operations experience to his new role. Most recently, he served as director of corporate financial planning at Hilltop Holdings, PlainsCapital Bank’s parent company, from 2017 to 2024. Prior to joining Hilltop, Clarke served as … Read more
Houston-based Cornerstone Capital Bank has appointed Paul Woo chief financial officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Woo previously served as senior vice president and director of capital planning and corporate development at Cadence Bank. Prior to Cadence Bank, he was a senior member of The Endicott Group, … Read more
On July 24, San Antonio-based USAA announced that Jeff Wallace , who currently serves as chief financial officer, will become the company’s new chief audit executive. Brett Seybold, senior vice president and senior financial officer for USAA’s property and casualty business, will replace Wallace as CFO. “As we transform the association to meet our members’ … Read more
North Canton, Ohio-based Diebold Nixdorf, an IT services company that serves the Texas banking industry, has announced the appointment of Thomas Timko as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He is responsible for the company’s financial strategies, including optimizing Diebold Nixdorf’s global financial systems and driving alignment strategy to its economic performance. He will … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank has promoted Cameron Nofi to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Cameron, who has been with the bank since 2021, most recently held the role of senior vice president/director of finance. In that position, he had oversight and responsibility for the bank’s financial planning and analysis, asset-liability monitoring and reporting. Prior to … Read more
Lubbock-based Victory Bank and its parent company, Victory Financial Corp., recently announced the appointment of Deanna Hargrove as executive vice president and chief financial officer of both entities. Hargrove began her career at Grant Thornton in Dallas, performing audits of both private and public companies. She moved into banking in 2016 when she joined Veritex … Read more
Two esteemed banking executives retired this spring from Mt. Pleasant-based Guaranty Bank & Trust. Clifton A. “Cappy” Payne has retired after 40 years with Guaranty Bank & Trust. He joined the bank in 1984, became controller in 1988 and was elected to the board of directors of both the bank and the holding company in … Read more
Texas City-based Texas First Bank recently announced that Ryan C. Doyle has been named chief financial officer and advisory director. He succeeds Timothy R. O’Brien, who, after eight years as CFO, is stepping back into a consultant role until his retirement in 2025. Doyle has also been appointed chief financial officer of Texas Independent Bancshares, … Read more
First National Bank of Bastrop recently hired Kristina Nocella Dillon, CPA to serve as chief financial officer. She joins the bank with a strong background in financial management and more than 25 years of working with and for community banks. Prior to joining First National Bank, Dillon led and trained audit teams throughout her career … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has hired Brian Johnson to serve as chief financial officer, reporting directly to Greg Massey, chairman and CEO. Johnson will lead accounting, corporate finance and financial planning and analysis across the enterprise. Johnson previously served as chief financial officer, head of corporate finance and global treasurer and head of corporate financial … Read more