TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Promotions and a new hire have been announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s West Grande and South Broadway locations in Tyler. Zach Gilbert has been promoted to vice president/commercial lender. He holds a BS degree in agricultural and applied economics degree from Texas Tech University and is a graduate of the Oklahoma University Economic … Read more
Dallas Capital Bank recently announced the addition of Scott Powell as executive vice president/private banking. He will lead the private banking group in providing North Texas professionals, business owners, executives, affluent individuals and families with responsive, highly tailored banking services and solutions. Powell will report directly to Jason Matthews, chief banking officer. Powell joins Dallas … Read more
Berry Pigg has joined Midland-based Community National Bank as senior vice president in Lubbock. He has been a commercial lender in Lubbock for more than 30 years, with experience in commercial real estate, equipment financing, construction lending and all types of business financing. Pigg holds a finance degree from the Rawls College of Business at … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank has named Jennifer Odom community bank president in McKinney. She oversees the banking operations of the McKinney Eldorado Parkway branch, as well as the bank’s local community involvement and business development efforts. Odom joined BancorpSouth in 2019 and has more than 17 years of experience in residential and commercial lending. She most recently served … 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
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has hired Linda Alvarado to serve in its commercial banking group. She brings eight years of commercial banking experience to WestStar. Alvarado has previous experience as a credit analyst, commercial portfolio manager and commercial relationship manager. Throughout her banking tenure, she has managed a variety of complex credit portfolios, monitored and aided … Read more
McKinney-based Independent Financial has named Bill Wade chief digital officer, tapping him to lead the bank’s digital and key technology initiatives. He will lead a team focusing on digital innovation, data assets, data analytics, workflow automation and system integration. Wade has more than 35 years of experience in financial and business consulting technology, including 11 years … Read more
The board of directors of Citizens National Bank at Brownwood has announced the appointment of J.D. Johnson as bank president. John P. Guest, who served as president and chief executive officer, will continue to serve as CEO. Johnson brings more than 12 years of commercial banking experience across several markets in Central Texas. He previously served … Read more
Houston-based Central Bank has hired Mohammad Tariq to serve as executive vice president of commercial lending. A longtime financial professional who has called Houston home for 35 years, Tariq joined the bank in February. In his new role, he helps to oversee commercial lending practices and general operations, and will play a key role in Central … Read more
Sam Brown has joined Waco-based The First National Bank of Central Texas to serve as senior vice president/business development officer. He will office out of the bank’s Woodway branch in Waco. Brown has 20 years of community banking experience in the Waco area. Brown is a graduate of the University of Texas. He has held leadership roles … Read more