TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On December 19, Farmers Branch-based TIB NA announced several officer promotions: Alicia Garrison has been promoted to executive vice president and retains the title of chief credit officer and deputy chief risk officer. She will now serve on TIB’s executive team. She joined TIB in 2006 as a credit analyst. Garrison earned a BA degree … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama-based ServisFirst Bank recently announced its expansion into Texas with the opening of a new office in Houston. To lead the bank’s entry into the Lone Star State, the bank has appointed Christopher Dvorachek as regional CEO, Texas and executive vice president. He brings three decades of commercial banking experience. He is a graduate … 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
On May 28, San Antonio-based Frost Bank announced that Cliff McCauley, senior executive vice president, has decided to retire in June. He spent 42 years of his 44-year career at Frost Bank in the correspondent banking division, working with banks across Texas. In 2020, McCauley also took on responsibility for treasury management, merchant services and … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based Cadence Bank announced the addition of Amanda Devora as vice president/operations manager of its financial institutions group (FIG), which provides correspondent banking services for financial institution clients across the U.S. Officing in Dallas, she will support Brad Durham, executive vice president and managing director of FIG. Devora brings more than 20 years of … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based Cadence Bank has tapped Brad Durham to serve as executive vice president and managing director of its financial institutions group (FIG), which provides correspondent banking services for financial institution clients. Durham brings more than 45 years of experience in commercial banking and most recently served as a senior vice president and correspondent banker … Read more
Farmers Branch-based TIB, the nation’s largest bankers’ bank, announced that Jessica Englert has been promoted to senior vice president. She serves as TIB’s dedicated relationship officer for Georgia, providing solutions for the community bankers throughout that region. She joined TIB in 2016 and is a graduate of the University of West Georgia, with a degree in … Read more
On January 5, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based The Bankers Bank, a correspondent bank serving community banks in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, announced the promotion of Troy Appling to president and CEO. He will provide leadership, direction and guidance of the holding company and subsidiaries in achieving their goals and objectives. The Bankers Bank conducted a … Read more