TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank has hired two new bankers to serve as senior vice presidents—one in the bank’s Austin branch and the other in San Antonio. Spence Maier has been hired as senior vice president/commercial lending officer in Austin. With a focus on small to middle-market commercial companies, he develops loan and deposit business in … Read more
Justin Morath has joined Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank to serve as senior vice president/commercial lender in Willow Park. Before joining NBT Financial Bank, he was a middle-market banker with Comerica Bank in Fort Worth. Morath’s experience and background include retail banking, consumer lending, exploration and production in oil and gas, agricultural lending, and commercial and industrial … Read more
Lubbock-based City Bank has announced the hiring of Liz Gatlin to serve as senior vice president/commercial lender. She joins the City Bank team with more than 16 years of experience in community banking. Her expertise in lending and involvement in the El Paso community has helped her succeed at every level of banking. A graduate … Read more
In April, Midland-based Community National Bank announced several new officers and officer promotions. Cheryl Bingham has been promoted to senior vice president/bank operations. She has been in banking for 37 years with 27 of those years at Community National Bank. She held numerous positions at the bank over the years prior to her recent promotion … Read more
Michelle Lowe has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust as senior vice president and credit administration manager. She will office in the bank’s Tyler Grande location. Lowe has more than 14 years of banking experience in East Texas. She holds a BBA degree in management and an MBA degree from the University … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Heidi Mitchell senior vice president with responsibility for cash services and treasury operations. She will provide oversight of the 11th Federal Reserve District’s cash services, including operations in Dallas, El Paso and Houston. Mitchell will also oversee the bank’s treasury operations department, which supports the Treasury Bureau … Read more
On March 19, Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. announced numerous promotions during its employee awards dinner in Longview. These promotions advance team members in the bank’s Fort Worth, Frisco, Richardson, Marshall, Tyler Grande and Gladwater offices. Alex Myers has been promoted to senior vice president/manager of treasury services in Fort Worth. His banking experience … Read more
Dallas-based Comerica Bank has named Tim Maiden senior vice president/group manager for its Southern Dallas business banking team. He will report to Corey Bailey, executive vice president and executive director of middle-market and business banking. Maiden brings more than two decades of banking industry experience to Comerica Bank. He has a proven track record of … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has promoted Claudia Rodriguez to chief risk officer. She has been with WestStar Bank for more than 11 years and has 22 years of banking experience. She previously served as senior vice president/risk management director and, prior to that, as operations center manager. Prior to working in operations, she was the … Read more
On March 4, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced that it has named David Teeples senior vice president and general counsel. He will be responsible for leading the Dallas Fed’s legal department and serve as adviser to bank leadership on issues of governance, ethics and legal authority. Teeples joined the Dallas Fed in 2017 as … Read more