TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS
On December 19, Farmers Branch-based TIB NA announced several officer promotions: Alicia Garrison has been promoted to executive vice president and retains the title of chief credit officer and deputy chief risk officer. She will now serve on TIB’s executive team. She joined TIB in 2006 as a credit analyst. Garrison earned a BA degree … Read more
Fort Davis-based Maverick Bank has appointed Stacey Wood senior vice president of commercial and agricultural banking. In her new role, she will work alongside Michael Eisenwine, Big Bend regional president, to support local businesses, ranchers, farmers and families across West Texas. Wood has 15-plus years of experience, beginning her career in agricultural lending with the … Read more
Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX) has promoted Steve White to chief strategy officer. The promotion recognizes his two decades of banking leadership with ANBTX and comes as the bank celebrates its 150th year of serving North Texas. A sixth-generation banker, White joined ANBTX in 2006, serving as the banking center president of the … Read more
The board of directors of Corpus Christi-based Charter Bank has promoted Michelle Zamorato to vice president. She started her career at Charter Bank as a teller in 2016 and currently serves as head of the bookkeeping department. She is also an assistant operations manager. Charter Bank’s board also promoted Morgan Kinsel to vice president. She … Read more
Arlington-based Worthington Bank has welcomed back Gary Price as its new chief executive officer. He rejoins Worthington Bank after a brief retirement from his role as its market president in Colleyville. Greg Morse, the current CEO, has been promoted to executive chairman of the board. “The Worthington Bank team is happy to welcome Gary Price … Read more
Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank has announced the appointment of Jim Recer as North Texas president, with oversight of both the community bank and commercial bank. He will work closely with regional presidents Duke York and Dennis Wright. Recer joined Texas Regional Bank in January as executive vice president of lending. Over the past year, he … Read more
Tyler-based Southside Bank has appointed Justin Holt as Fort Worth market president, effective immediately. Bringing more than a decade of experience in banking leadership and commercial lending, he joined the Southside Bank team in 2023 as senior vice president/ commercial relationship manager. Before joining Southside Bank, Holt served in various senior leadership positions at North … Read more
Alex Trlica has been named the new executive director of energy financial services at Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial. Since joining the bank in 2017, he’s led key energy portfolios across upstream, midstream and syndicated markets, most recently serving as manager of energy financial services for North Texas. Trlica earned his business degree from Texas Tech … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based Cadence Bank has named Mike Mueller president of its newly created Bluebonnet division. He will oversee 17 branches recently acquired through Cadence Bank’s acquisition of Industry Bancshares and its subsidiary, Industry Bank. The branch locations in Brenham, Bellville, Industry, La Grange, Fayetteville, Columbus and Shiner employ nearly 150 people. With 39 years of banking … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based Cadence Bank has promoted Michelle N. Hodge to deputy regional president and she joins the bank’s Texas region leadership team led by Lester Lucy, regional president. Hodge was most recently in a leadership role with Industry Bancshares and joined Cadence Bank following its July acquisition. Hodge has been in the banking sector for … Read more