TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On April 22, Wade Donnell, CEO of The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth, along with the bank’s board of directors, announced that Steve Eargle has been elected chairman of the board. A board member since 2017, Eargle currently serves on the executive, strategic planning, property and director’s loan committees. Eargle is a founding … Read more
The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth announced recent new hires. Sean Heinz has joined the bank as first vice president/IT manager. He has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology field. Heinz attended Northwood University and Regis University, and served in the U.S. Army. David R. Casey joined the bank … Read more
Amarillo-based FirstBank Southwest has announced its new loan and deposit production office in Fort Worth. Matt Murray and Scott Whitaker will both serve as vice president/commercial banker for the new Fort Worth marketplace. Prior to joining FirstBank Southwest, Murray and Whitaker managed an extensive customer portfolio for which they maintained primary oversight of all goals, lending and … Read more
Anthony Phillips, senior vice president/institutional wealth sales manager at Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOKF, and Mark Nurdin, CEO for Bank of Texas, Fort Worth, recently announced the appointment of David Crotty, CRPC, as vice president/business development officer. Crotty will cultivate business opportunities for the institutional wealth management (IWM) retirement plans and asset services team in the North … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently welcomed Bill Leonard to its private bank as wealth strategist in Fort Worth. He will develop customized financial plans and investment strategies for The Private Bank’s clients, aligning their assets with their goals. Leonard joins PlainsCapital Bank having previously served in the private bank of a large national bank as senior … Read more
Deirdre Cherry has joined Fort Worth-based Bank of Texas as private wealth team lead. She is responsible for overseeing sales and service processes, and personally working with some of the largest customer relationships in the bank’s private wealth division. As a banking executive for more than 20 years, Cherry joins Bank of Texas having previously served as … Read more
The board of directors of Oklahoma City-based Valliance Bank has elected Alicia Wade president and chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2021. She joined Valliance Bank in 2007 and has more than 23 years of banking experience. Wade has overseen bank and branch operations, compliance, cybersecurity, physical security, marketing and information technology. Brad Swickey will … Read more
Fort Worth-based The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth recently announced the hiring of Jeff Day as vice president/credit analyst in Fort Worth. Day has 14 years of experience in real estate investment and brokerage. He received his BBA degree in real estate with a concentration in finance from the Hankamer School of Business … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Keeton Moore has been promoted to president of its downtown Fort Worth branch at 801 Houston St. Moore joined PlainsCapital Bank in 2003 shortly after graduating from the University of Texas–Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He also received his MBA degree from the University of Texas–Arlington in … Read more
On September 24, Little Rock, Arkansas-based Encore Bank announced its expansion into Dallas and Fort Worth. Marc Massad has been named executive vice president/regional president in Dallas, and Scott Jones has been named executive vice president and regional president of Tarrant County. Massad is a 16-year Texas banking veteran. He was senior vice president/ commercial … Read more