TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Farmers Branch-based TIB NA announced several officer promotions following its monthly board meeting held January 8. Dawn Velekei, executive vice president, was appointed as an advisory director to TIB’s board of directors. She serves as the bank’s chief financial officer and joined TIB in 2016. Lyle Russell was promoted to president of TIB Consulting Solutions, … Read more
San Antonio-based Broadway Bank has appointed Jason McComack executive vice president and chief information technology officer. He is responsible for transforming the bank’s technology, data strategy and information security to deliver a best-in-class customer experience. McComack brings a 25-year financial technology career to Broadway Bank, most recently serving as operations vice president at a payment … 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
Rob Roland has joined Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank as executive director/Austin business banking team lead. He is responsible for managing a team of commercial bankers to provide treasury and credit solutions for businesses with annual revenues of $5 million to $25 million. Roland brings more than 17 years of experience to his new job. Prior … Read more
Grant Leigh has joined Fort Worth-based Bank of Texas to serve as executive vice president and Dallas market CEO. He brings nearly two decades of experience in banking, team leadership and client relationship management to his new role. Leigh’s prior banking experience includes leadership roles in energy, credit and commercial banking divisions. In his most … Read more
Houston-based Texas Gulf Bank NA recently hired two executives. Winston McKnight has joined the bank as executive vice president/head of wealth management. He will work out of the bank’s Voss location. With a career spanning 30 years, his areas of expertise include wealth management services, business development and asset management. Prior to joining Texas Gulf … Read more
On November 20, the board of Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares Inc. announced promotions for First Financial Bankshares and First Financial Bank. These promotions—part of the company’s ongoing management succession plan the board has been working on for several years—will be effective January 1, 2025. Ron Butler II was promoted to vice chair of the executive … Read more
On October 7, Houston-based Gulf Capital Bank announced that Ignacio Pujol is joining the bank as executive vice president and market president for its Spring branch and Memorial/West Houston market. Pujol joins Gulf Capital Bank with more than 38 years of credit and commercial lending experience. His most recent position was as executive vice president … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank has opened its first full-service branch in Austin, just a few miles from the state capitol and the University of Texas. Located on the first floor at 901 S. MoPac Expwy., the branch is situated within Barton Oaks Plaza, a prime spot to support Austin’s rapid economic growth. “Susser Bank first entered … Read more
First Financial Bankshares Inc., the parent company of Abilene-based First Financial Bank, has announced the election of Brian D. Goodrich as executive vice president and general counsel. “We are delighted to welcome Brian to Abilene and the company’s executive management team as the first general counsel for First Financial Bankshares,” says F. Scott Dueser, chairman, … Read more