TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has hired Sara Imes to serve as chief audit executive. She will develop and implement a risk-based audit plan while overseeing the planning, design, implementation, communication and delivery of audit initiatives across the organization. In addition, she will partner with all levels of management and cross-functional teams to strengthen internal controls … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Kyle Bennett has joined the bank’s Dallas lending team as vice president/commercial loan officer. He will be based at the One Victory Park location. In addition, Travis Dibble has joined the bank’s Corpus Christi lending team as assistant vice president/commercial loan officer. He will be based at the Saratoga location. … Read more
In late March, USA Today and Energage released its fifth annual list of America’s Top Workplaces, which includes several Texas-based banks. A nationwide competition open to organizations with 150 employees or more, Top Workplaces recognizes companies that foster exceptional work cultures. Winners are determined by confidential surveys conducted by Energage, a human resources research and … Read more
Dallas-based Hilltop Holdings Inc. recently launched its newly redesigned corporate website, featuring a streamlined design, improved functionality and easy access to essential information for investors, customers and others seeking to learn more about the financial holding company. The new site brings together information about the entire Hilltop family of companies, which includes PlainsCapital Bank, the … Read more
On August 20, Dallas-based Hilltop Holdings Inc. announced that Tom C. Nichols has been elected to the company’s board of directors, on which he will serve as a member of the risk committee and merger and acquisition committee. Nichols is the owner and CEO of Carlile Holdings Inc., a family investment office. He served as … Read more