TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Houston-based Cadence Bank recently named Myra Caldwell its first chief diversity officer. Serving the bank for the past nine years, she most recently led its treasury management and deposit operations department. She brings extensive experience leading change through 14 bank mergers, department reorganizations and broad-based system and process improvements. Caldwell will develop the vision, mission and … Read more
Graylin Beals has been promoted to vice president at Galveston-based HomeTown Bank National Association. He serves as operations manager/assistant branch manager at HomeTown Bank’s Friendswood Bay office. Beals joined the HomeTown Bank team as a new accounts representative at the main branch in Galveston in 2011. He was named new accounts supervisor at the main … Read more
Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank recently promoted Polet Navarro to assistant vice president at the bank’s office in New Braunfels. She has 28 years of experience in the banking industry and has worked with TrustTexas Bank for the past five years. She started out as a teller, worked as assistant branch manager and has served as the … Read more
Curero-based TrustTexas Bank has promoted Marlayna McKinley to vice president/credit administration officer in the loan department of the Cuero branch office. She has 20 years of banking experience, having started as a teller, then in the departments of new accounts, operations and compliance and now credit administration. McKinley attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Established in … Read more
Dallas is home to three new leaders for BOK Financial’s treasury management team across an eight-state footprint. Tammy Foy has been promoted to national sales director for treasury services at BOK Financial, the parent company of Bank of Texas. She joined Bank of Texas in 2013 as the treasury sales manager for Dallas/Fort Worth and … Read more
Arlington-based. Affiliated Bank recently promoted Stacy Williams to director of residential finance. He joined the bank in 2007 and has more than 20 years of corporate banking, residential development and construction experience throughout North Texas and the surrounding markets. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and earned his MBA degree in finance from … Read more
Arlington-based Affiliated Bank recently promoted Josh Burleson to director of commercial banking. He will oversee commercial lending and SBA, and will remain involved in the strategy and growth of credit products and treasury management services. Burleson joined Affiliated Bank in 2018 and has 15 years of commercial and corporate banking experience. Burleson earned his MBA … Read more
Arlington-based Affiliated Bank has promoted Corey Doyle to director of commercial real estate. He will lead the strategy and growth of the bank’s commercial real estate efforts throughout its markets. Doyle joined Affiliated Bank in 2018 and has more than 25 years of commercial banking experience throughout Tarrant County and the surrounding markets. Doyle earned … Read more
The board of directors of Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares Inc. has announced the promotion of Will Christoferson to executive vice president of marketing. The announcement was made by Ron Butler, executive vice president/chief administrative officer. Prior to joining First Financial in 2018, Christoferson spent nearly a decade at a large bank specializing in consumer, small-business and … Read more
Brady-based Texas Country Bancshares Chairman and CEO Joe Kim King recently announced that the Brady National Bank board of directors has elected Reed Williams president and CEO of Brady National Bank. Williams will also serve on the board of directors. He succeeds Terry Keltz who has served as president and CEO since 2004. Keltz has … Read more