TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS



Worley and Heil Join Susser Bank’s Dallas Commercial Banking Team

Dallas-based Susser Bank continues to expand its Dallas commercial banking team with the addition of  Meredith Worley as senior vice president/relationship manager and Conner Heil as vice president/relationship manager. Worley brings more than 15 years of experience serving privately held businesses and business owners across North Texas. Her expertise includes commercial lending, sponsor lending, asset-based … Read more

Ozona Bank Welcomes Adams as Commercial Lender

Ozona Bank is welcoming Todd Adams to its commercial lending team. He brings more than 25 years of banking, credit and regulatory experience to serve businesses across Texas. Adams joins Ozona Bank after serving as a commercial loan officer at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, where he managed a robust commercial loan portfolio, including commercial and … Read more

Rodriguez Promoted to Executive Vice President at WestStar Bank

El Paso-based WestStar Bank has promoted Claudia Rodriguez to executive vice president. She oversees all aspects of risk management, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), financial intelligence unit (FIU), compliance, information security, legal, audit and loan review. With 23 years of experience in the banking sector, Rodriguez has dedicated the past 13 years of her career … Read more

PlainsCapital Bank CCO Adams Retiring, Raindl Named as Successor and Ricks Promoted to Dallas Region Chair

On October 16, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Darrell Adams, chief credit officer, will retire on November 10 after 37 years of dedicated service. Brent Raindl, currently serving as Dallas region chairman, will succeed Adams as chief credit officer and Thomas Ricks, currently president of PlainsCapital Bank’s North Dallas branch, is being promoted to Dallas … Read more

Gulf Capital Bank Appoints Smith Advisory Director on Bank’s Board

On July 21, Houston-based Gulf Capital Bank announced that Bob S. Smith has been appointed an advisory director on its board of directors. He retired recently from the Texas Department of Banking for which he served as a review examiner. He has more than 12 years of experience with the Texas Department of Banking and … Read more

Vigil Joins American Bank as Chief Compliance Officer

Corpus Christi-based American Bank announced that Eric Vigil has joined the bank as chief compliance officer. Making the announcement was Stephen C. Raffaele, president and CEO. Vigil joins American Bank with more than 12 years of experience in compliance risk management. During his career, he has led teams with responsibility for and oversight of compliance, … Read more

Austin Bank Promotes Cox and Lacy

Misty Cox has been promoted to vice president and senior treasury management officer at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank. She joined the bank as a sales representative for the treasury management team in 2020. She brought with her 20 years of sales experience and works out of the bank’s Lufkin office. A native of Nacogdoches, Cox earned … Read more