TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Cameron-based Citizens National Bank recently announced three leadership promotions at this month’s board meeting. Steven M. Wise has been appointed chief executive officer and president. He has been with Citizens National Bank since 2009, joining as a regional credit manager and quickly working his way up to chief lending officer in 2012. In the CLO … Read more
Tom Sellers, CEO of Sulphur Springs-based Alliance Bank, has been named chairman of the board of Alliance BancShares Inc., the bank’s parent company. In addition, James Law, chief financial officer, will assume Sellers’ former role as president of Alliance Bank and remain CFO for the bank and its holdings, and Keith Shurtleff has been promoted … Read more
Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas recently announced the promotions of the following employees in Amarillo. Edmond Bachman has been promoted to vice president/relationship manager. Originally from Vernon, he has a bachelor’s degree in business finance from Midwestern State University and has been with FirstCapital Bank of Texas since 2014. Jacob Ortega has been promoted to vice … Read more
Farmers Branch-based TIB–The Independent BankersBank NA recently announced the following officer promotions: Tina Jourdan was promoted to senior vice president/Bank Secrecy Act officer. One of TIB’s original 13 employees, she joined the bank two weeks prior to its official opening in 1982. She has served in numerous roles throughout the bank, from operations clerk to … Read more
The board of directors of Waco-based The First National Bank of Central Texas (FNBCT) unanimously approved officer promotions during its December meeting. Steve Gohring has been promoted to chief operating officer. He brings nearly four decades of banking experience to his new position. He’s worked in the operations department at FNBCT since 2015. John Low … Read more
Gainesville-based First State Bank announced the following promotions after the annual officer review and achievement meetings: Michael Ware named senior vice president/trust officer, wealth management and trust; Nate Bayless named senior vice president, lending for First State Bank’s Decatur location, which serves all of Wise County; Tammy Dudenhoeffer named vice president, accounting and financial reporting; … Read more
In July, Fort Worth-based The National Bank of Texas announced numerous promotions and new hires. Jason Ballou has been promoted to the Fort Worth market president. He has been with the bank since 2018 and formerly served as credit analyst, loan office and senior credit officer. Ballou has 13 years of banking experience. Sarah Hicks … Read more
The board of directors of Waco-based The First National Bank of Central Texas announced on September 11 that Joe Barrow will become the bank’s chairman and CEO and Sloan Kuehl will serve as president and chief lending officer, effective January 1, 2021. The board reached the decision based on current President and CEO Randy Crawford … Read more
David Baty, president and CEO of Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank, has announced recent officer promotions. Andrew Donaldson has been promoted from credit analyst to loan officer. He started at Texas Republic Bank in 2015 as an intern while attending school at Texas A&M University. He joined the bank as a credit analyst after he graduated with … Read more
Hudson Marshall and Greg Campbell have been appointed to co-lead the corporate banking group in Dallas for Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Bank of Texas, which works with companies that have annual revenues in excess of $50 million. Marshall has been with Bank of Texas for five years and was promoted from his former team lead role to … Read more