TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank has hired Will Bain as community bank president at its branch in Sherman, Texas. He has more than 11 years of banking experience, including work as a commercial lender and credit underwriter. Bain earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and is a student at … Read more
Bryan Gilbert has joined Corpus Christi-based American Bank as director of marketing. He will oversee all aspects of the bank’s marketing strategy and campaigns, product and service promotions, advertising, market research, and branding. Making the announcement was John Wessman, executive vice president/consumer banking and marketing. Gilbert joins American Bank with more than 20 years of … Read more
Shaughn Sutton, executive vice president/chief lending officer at Dallas-based MapleMark Bank, announced that Elizabeth Nebergall has been hired to serve as vice president/relationship manager. Nebergall will work with mid-market businesses in the commercial and industrial space throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth and North Texas markets. Prior to joining MapleMark Bank, Nebergall was a commercial banker at … Read more
Maitland, Florida-based Axiom Bank NA has expanded its team with the hiring of John Wattinger as senior account executive in the bank’s factoring and asset-based lending division in Dallas. Axiom Bank launched its factoring and asset-based lending division in 2018 when the bank acquired Allied Affiliated Funding. The bank expanded into the Northeast region of … Read more
J. Terry Smith has joined Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based InterBank as Dallas/Fort Worth regional president. He will be responsible for leading the bank’s organic growth strategy in the metroplex. Smith will office out of InterBank’s Camp Bowie/Fort Worth location. Smith has served in executive leadership roles in community banks in both Dallas and Tarrant counties for … Read more
McKinney, based Independent Financial announced that Brett Walker has joined as senior vice president/relationship manager for commercial real estate for the Dallas/Fort Worth market. He will be responsible for originating, managing and monitoring a commercial loan and deposit portfolio for clients in all sectors of the real estate industry, including multi-family, industrial, retail, office, hospitality, … Read more
Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Simmons Bank , which operates 23 locations in Texas, announced that Joe DiNicolantonio has been hired to serve as executive vice president/head of consumer and business banking. He will oversee all strategy and development for business and consumer banking initiatives. A veteran banking leader with more than 30 years of experience, DiNicolantonio most … Read more
Cassandra Wiggins has joined the Austin office of Corpus Christi-based American Bank as director of treasury management support. Making the announcement was John Wessman, executive vice president/consumer banking and marketing. In her new position, Wiggins will manage the bank’s treasury management support team. Wiggins joins American Bank with more than 30 years of financial services … Read more
On July 15, McKinney-based Independent Bank Group Inc., the holding company for Independent Financial, expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of John G. Turpen as executive vice president and chief risk officer, effective July 26. He will oversee the company’s enterprise risk management and compliance functions and support credit risk and administration. Turpen … Read more
Greg Lewis, executive vice president/chief deposit officer at Dallas-based MapleMark Bank, recently announced that Robert Ross has been hired to serve as senior treasury relationship manager. Ross will focus on expanding the bank’s presence throughout Texas, along with continuing to partner with specialized industries and escrow needs nationwide. With more than 10 years of experience … Read more