TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On August 7, Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced the opening of its Northwest Freeway banking center in Houston, located at the intersection of W. 34th St. and Hwy. 290. The new location marks the bank’s entry into Houston’s Northwest corridor and is the 10th banking center Origin Bank has opened in the Houston area since … Read more
Denver, Colorado-based Sunflower Bank has tapped two seasoned Texas bankers to serve as market presidents for the bank’s Houston and Austin regions. Texas is a primary market for Sunflower Bank and its assets in the state have increased to more than $2.5 billion in the past two years. John Stacy has joined the bank as … Read more
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Investar Bank NA, which has banking offices in the Houston region, has promoted Holly Hidalgo-DeKeyzer to chief banking officer. She will lead the bank’s consumer lending, retail, and business banking teams. Hidalgo-DeKeyzer has been with Investar Bank since its founding in 2006, serving as the central region president. Under her leadership, the … Read more
Stellar Bancorp Inc., the holding company of Houston-based Stellar Bank, announced the election of Cynthia Dopjera to the board of directors of the company. This election as a class II director fills an existing vacancy. Stellar Bancorp has a 14-member board, which consists of 11 independent directors. Dopjera currently serves on the Stellar Bank board … Read more
Corpus Christi-based American Bank recently announced the appointment of Carrie Colbert to its Houston regional board of directors. She is the founder and general partner of Curate Capital in Houston, a venture capital fund that invests in businesses by women for women. With a background as an executive in engineering and finance, as well as … Read more
On July 12, Ruston, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced that it has hired Marcela Williamson as a mortgage loan officer. She joins the team at the bank’s location in Memorial City, a district in Houston. She is responsible for originating new loans, reviewing lending options with her mortgage clients and helping them set long-term goals. Williamson … Read more
Houston- and Tupelo, Mississippi-based Cadence Bank has announced the appointment of Jerrell Moore as executive vice president and chief diversity officer. Moore joins the company from Google, for which he held multiple roles in human resources. Most recently, he helped lead the execution and delivery of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy for Google Cloud. … Read more
On June 14, Houston-based Cadence Bank announced the appointment of Shanna Kuzdzal as chief legal officer. She succeeds Chuck Pignuolo, who has served as the bank’s chief legal officer since 2014. In addition to providing legal counsel to Cadence Bank’s board of directors, executive leadership and senior management, Kuzdzal will lead a team of in-house … Read more
Coral Gables, Florida-based Amerant Bank, one of the nation’s largest community banks, has been named the official bank of Rice University Athletics, underscoring its commitment to the Houston community and its growing presence in the region. The partnership includes prominent branding throughout university athletic venues, special events, online channels and more, as well as the … Read more
On May 18, Houston-based Amegy Bank unveiled its newly renovated banking center in The Woodlands, located at 4576 Research Forest Dr. The refreshed space now houses The Cannon, an innovation, technology and entrepreneurship hub where North Houston business owners, early-stage founders, corporate partners, advisors and investors can come together to create a new-business ecosystem. The … Read more