TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Bank of San Angelo/First National Bank of Ballinger has hired Carter Matlock to serve as assistant vice president. She brings extensive experience in banking and agricultural lending to her new role. A Brady native, Matlock is a Texas Tech University Red Raider who studied science, agriculture and applied economics. She earned her master’s degree in … Read more
The board of directors of Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares NA, the holding company for First Financial Bank NA, has announced the election of Chris Cook as executive vice president of marketing. The announcement was made by Ron Butler, executive vice president/chief administrative officer. Cook spent 22 years at Texas Tech University working closely with the … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia-based Cadence Bank has hired Ariel “Ari” Marin to serve as wealth planning strategist in the Dallas office of the bank’s trust and asset management group. The bank operates 13 banking offices in Texas. Prior to joining Cadence Bank, Marin worked for the Nautilus Group, a subsidiary of New York Life. There, he consulted on … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank, with 80 branches in Texas, announced numerous president-level promotions in September. BancorpSouth Bank has promoted Teri Champlin to community bank president in Belton. She previously served as a senior vice president and relationship manager. Champlin has more than 20 years of prior banking experience, including a specialization in real estate lending. … Read more
McKinney-based Independent Financial has named P. Norman Boone Jr. as head of treasury management. A certified treasury professional, he will manage a team of treasury management professionals and sales teams in both Texas and Colorado that manage, consult and sell treasury solutions to commercial customers. Boone will be responsible for sales, strategy and execution for … Read more
Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Western Heritage Bank announced that Tania Proctor has been named human resources director. Prior to joining the bank, she served as human resources director for the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, for more than 25 years. Proctor earned a BBA degree from New Mexico State University. She has been a certified … Read more
Chase G. Anderson has joined First National Bank of Bastrop as chief financial officer. He will be responsible, in part, for preparing the bank as it approaches $1 billion in assets. With more than 15 years of banking and finance experience, he most recently served as the executive vice president/chief accounting officer and treasurer at … Read more
Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, recently announced the addition of Cameron Lust as vice president of lending on the bank’s Lubbock team. He will office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center at 66th St. and Frankford Ave. A native of Dimmitt, he comes to First United … Read more
Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas has promoted Devin Savage to banking officer/portfolio manager at the bank’s Amarillo Hillside location. He has six years of bank industry experience and was previously an analyst in loan review. He also served as a credit analyst before his recent promotion to banking officer/portfolio manager. Born and raised in Midland, … Read more
Memphis, Tennessee-based First Horizon National Corp., the holding company for First Horizon Bank, announced that Key Coker has joined the company as Dallas/Fort Worth market president. He is a Dallas-based chief executive with more than 35 years of banking experience, most recently serving as the Dallas CEO of BBVA. During his career, he has built … Read more