TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On February 14, Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank announced the recent promotion of Vanessa Guerrero to assistant branch manager of the bank’s New Braunfels branch. She has been with TrustTexas Bank for three years, having joined the team as a relationship banker. She then moved on to universal banker before being promoted to assistant branch manager this … Read more
Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Western Heritage Bank has announced that Pauline Lopez has been promoted to chief operating officer. She has served the banking industry in a variety of roles over the years, including new accounts, retail services and customer service. She joined Western Heritage Bank in 2008. In 2017, Lopez started treasury management functions, … Read more
Las Cruces, New Mexico-based Western Heritage Bank recently announced that Kathy Carrillo has been promoted to chief loan administrator officer. She will oversee loan operations for the El Paso and Las Cruces markets and continue to manage the bank’s residential construction lending. Carrillo has more than 35 years of mortgage, commercial and community banking experience. … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has announced the promotion of Giselle Smith-Johnson to vice president/treasury management group manager. She will lead a team of treasury management professionals in improving client experience, product development and risk management. Smith-Johnson has been leading and managing WestStar’s Paycheck Protection Program efforts since joining the bank in February 2021. “I am … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corp., the parent company of Bank of Texas, announced that Steven G. Bradshaw retired as CEO and president at the end of 2021. Stacy Kymes, chief operating officer, who was previously announced as the incoming president and CEO, assumed the company’s leadership role on January 1, 2022. “It has been an … Read more
The board of directors of Sweetwater-based Texas National Bank announced changes in the bank’s executive management following its December meeting. Mike Fernandez was named president and chief executive officer of the bank effective December 31, 2021. Former CEO Bill Johnson is moving to the bank’s holding company, Mesa Financial Corp. Johnson will remain board chairman … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia-based Cadence Bank has tapped Courtney Lewis as commercial banker and senior relationship manager to lead the bank’s growing commercial and industrial group in Fort Worth. She has more than 20 years of commercial banking experience working with middle-market clients. Lewis is actively recruiting a Fort Worth commercial and industrial lending team. Lewis is … Read more
Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank announced three new hires and a promotion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Zach Granberry has been promoted to executive vice president/senior regional manager of corporate banking for Texas Capital Bank’s Houston region. He most recently served as executive vice president in its private wealth group in Houston. Granberry brings more … Read more
Comerica Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Comerica Bank, announced that it has established a new office of corporate responsibility with Wendy Bridges, senior vice president/corporate communications and executive administration, appointed to lead the department as executive vice president/executive director of corporate responsibility. Bridges reports directly to Curt Farmer, chairman and CEO, and serves on … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank announced that Michael Pardue will serve as consumer banking executive leading the company’s expanded operations in Texas, including the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin markets. Pardue, a financial services industry veteran of 20 years, makes the move to Texas from Memphis, Tennessee, where he served as Regions Bank’s consumer banking executive … Read more