TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On January 23, El Paso-based WestStar Bank announced the executive vice president promotions of Lee Rodriguez, chief human resource officer; Jerry Harris, chief credit officer; and Orlando Hernandez, chief information officer. Rodriguez has served as chief human resource officer with WestStar Bank for almost 20 years. She manages all aspects of human resources, as well … Read more
Steve Stapp, president and CEO of Round Rock-based R Bank , recently announced two promotions—one in Austin and one in Round Rock. Garrett Morgan has been promoted to senior vice president/Austin banking center president. A veteran banker with more than 15 years of experience, he joined R Bank in 2017 as senior vice president/commercial lender. … Read more
On January 9, Dan Odom, president and CEO of Lubbock-based Western Bank, announced that eight team members have received promotions in the new year. John Weddige has been promoted to senior vice president/Lubbock president. Prior to the promotion, he was senior vice president/commercial lender. Melinda Rechkemmer is now senior vice president/loan operations director. Jared Bailey … Read more
The board of directors at Corpus Christi-based Charter Bank recently announced four promotions in the new year. Raleigh Cosby, senior vice president/commercial lender specializing in real estate, has been elected to serve on Charter Bank’s board of directors. He has been with the bank since 2007 and has more than 37 years of banking experience … Read more
On December 19, Farmers Branch-based TIB, the nation’s largest bankers’ bank, announced 12 officer promotions. The following individuals were promoted to senior vice president: Jennifer Becherer was promoted to senior vice president/director of human resources. She joined TIB in 2019 and is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. Andy Castle has been promoted to senior … Read more
Larry Allen, chairman and CEO of Lubbock-based Peoples Bank, announced the following promotions at the end of 2022. Tori Harber has been promoted to senior vice president. She joined the bank in 2021 as director of human resources. Andrea Rodriguez has been promoted to senior vice president. She serves as manager of deposit operations and … Read more
Dallas-based NexBank announced two executive-level promotions in December. Rhett Miller has been promoted to chief banking officer. He has served as chief credit officer since joining the bank in 2013. In his new role, he will be responsible for the institutional and commercial banking divisions. Miller will retain oversight of the bank’s credit-related activities and … Read more
On December 6, Dallas-based First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two subsidiaries, First Foundation Bank and First Foundation Advisors, announced that Christopher M. Naghibi, who has served as executive vice president/chief credit officer of the bank since 2014, has been named executive vice president/chief operating officer, effective immediately. Additionally, Hugo Nuño, who has … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust recently announced that Lyndey Bruton has been promoted to administrative officer and centralized customer operations manager, and Rebecca Jack is now administrative officer and bank cards operations manager. Both officers are based in Longview. Bruton joined Texas Bank and Trust in 2018 as a legal review specialist and has supervised … Read more
Mount Pleasant-based Guaranty Bank & Trust recently announced four promotions: Renee Sparks has been promoted to senior paralegal. She joined the bank in 1997. According to a bank press release, “While she has been functioning at the senior paralegal level for some time now—fielding increasingly complex legal-related questions in her unruffled way—it is great to … Read more