TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Galveston-based HomeTown Bank recently announced a number of staff promotions, as well as a new hire. HomeTown Bank has promoted Elizabeth Birch to vice president. Birch, who has 17 years of banking experience, joined HomeTown Bank seven years ago in the new accounts department at the Galveston main bank and is now new accounts supervisor. She … Read more
The board of directors of Corpus Christi-based Charter Bank has promoted Kirk Bourland to vice president of commercial lending. He has been with the bank since 2018, starting as a credit analyst/loan trainee. Bourland has a BBA degree in finance and BBA degree in business economics from Texas Tech University. In other news, Daniel Nash has joined Charter … Read more
Paris-based Lamar National Bank has appointed Van Pardue to the bank’s board of directors. Pardue, a 45-year community bank veteran, joined Lamar National in August 2019 as president of corporate development. Originally from Monroe, Louisiana, he and his wife Ann moved to Texas to lead the expansion of Origin Bank (then Community Trust Bank) into … Read more
Rob Graves recently joined Denton-based AccessBank Texas as vice president/commercial lending. He adds more than a decade of experience in the banking industry to the Dallas/Fort Worth lending team. Graves began his banking career in 2009 with Wells Fargo Bank in Denton, where he worked as a teller and quickly rose through the ranks. After … Read more
Danbury, Connecticut-based Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and tech-driven fulfillment solutions, recently announced that it has hired Savita Ilango as chief financial officer. A financial industry veteran, she brings unique perspectives for helping Promontory MortgagePath continue both on its growth trajectory and toward achieving its mission of changing the way … Read more
Frank Pecorino recently joined Denton-based AccessBank Texas as senior vice president/commercial lending. He brings more than 20 years of banking experience to the team. Pecorino joins AccessBank Texas from Pioneer Bank, where he served as the market leader for Dallas/Fort Worth for the past six years. Pecorino began his banking career in 1998 as a teller at … Read more
San Antonio-based Broadway Bank recently hired Melissa Garrett as executive vice president/chief audit executive. She is responsible for the internal audit function of Broadway Bank and acts as the chief business advisory and risk person in the company. Garrett will also have oversight for business ethics and coordinate regulatory and external examinations. “We are very excited … Read more
David Baty, president and CEO of Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank, recently announced a key hiring and several promotions. Carly Hollaway has been promoted from vice president to senior vice president/loan operations manager. She started her banking career two decades ago with the bulk of her experience in loan operations supervision and management roles. Brian Burke … Read more
On February 12, El Paso-based WestStar Bank announced the addition of Giselle Smith-Johnson to its commercial banking group. She will focus on special projects supporting the group. Smith-Johnson brings more than 20 years of commercial banking experience to WestStar Bank. She has been successful in facilitating expansive business growth focused in the area of treasury management. … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently welcomed Bill Leonard to its private bank as wealth strategist in Fort Worth. He will develop customized financial plans and investment strategies for The Private Bank’s clients, aligning their assets with their goals. Leonard joins PlainsCapital Bank having previously served in the private bank of a large national bank as senior … Read more