TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust announced in mid-July that Shannon Beadle has been promoted to senior vice president and director of human resources, and Adam Norton has joined the staff as vice president and mortgage loan originator in its Longview mortgage division. Beadle has been employed in the bank’s human resources division since 2010. She is … Read more
Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas has hired Reed Claybrook to serve as senior vice president/senior relationship manager at the bank’s Midland downtown location. He joins FirstCapital Bank of Texas with more than eight years of experience in the banking industry, specializing in commercial, energy and private-client banking. Originally from Refugio, Claybrook received his bachelor’s degree … Read more
Gainesville-based First State Bank recently announced several promotions. Nate Bayless has been named senior vice president/branch president for First State Bank’s Decatur location, which serves Decatur, surrounding communities and Wise County. Evy Puente and Shane McKinney have both been promoted to assistant vice president/loan portfolio manager. “The promotions are a product of the devotion First … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank recently announced its leadership team to serve San Antonio, Austin and the South Texas region. The team is unique in that three of the individuals are San Antonio natives and have served together for two decades in the banking industry. The new team members include Steve Edlund, San Antonio market executive; Adam Carr, … Read more
Kilgore-based Citizens Bank announced the promotions of four of its officers at the Kilgore and Plano locations. Michael Cozart has been promoted to vice president by the board of directors. He joined Citizens Bank in 2014 as a credit analyst in the bank’s location in The Woodlands. In 2017, he was promoted to assistant vice … Read more
In April, Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust announced that Todd Meadows has been promoted to executive vice president/director of loan operations, Keith Purvis is now senior vice president/consumer lending manager and Chris Reynolds has been promoted to vice president/credit manager. Meadows has been employed in various positions within the bank and its holding company for … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Derrich Rodriguez to serve as senior vice president and senior commercial loan officer with the San Antonio lending group. A longtime resident of San Antonio, Rodriguez has two decades of banking experience in the area. He joins PlainsCapital Bank from Amegy Bank, where he served as senior vice president of … Read more
Spearman-based First National Bank has hired Buster Davis to serve as senior vice president. He has 33 years of experience working in all areas of community banking, including many years as a senior lender. Davis earned a BS degree in ag business and economics from West Texas State University. He also attended the Texas Tech University … Read more
Liberty-based First Liberty National Bank recently announced the following promotions: Troy Bernhardt has been promoted to senior vice president and market president for Mont Belvieu/Baytown. He previously served as a loan officer with the bank in the Mont Belvieu Baytown market. He has been in community banking since 2006 and joined First Liberty National Bank in … Read more
Several promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s main bank location in March. Shannon Beadle was promoted to senior vice president/assistant human resources manager. She has been employed in the bank’s human resources division since 2010. She is a graduate of the bank’s 2012 Leadership Class and 2017 Corporate University, and is currently … Read more