TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Chris Bubela has been promoted to chief banking officer at Round Rock-based R Bank, transitioning from his previous role as chief lending officer. As reported previously in Bankers Digest, Michael Ramirez has been hired to succeed Bubela as chief lending officer and executive vice president. Bubela, who also serves as executive vice president, has been … Read more
Round Rock-based R Bank has tapped two Austin natives to join its team. Michael Ramirez has been hired as chief lending officer and executive vice president. In addition, the bank recently welcomed Cole McDonald to the team as senior vice president and commercial lender. Prior to joining R Bank in July, Ramirez was Austin market … Read more
Round Rock-based R Bank has named Todd Engemoen president and CEO. His experience includes strategic planning, operational excellence and customer-centric initiatives. Engemoen succeeds Steve Stapp as president and CEO. Stapp recently announced his retirement after 16 years with R Bank. During his tenure there, he led the bank from a single location with 12 employees … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank announced that Todd Engemoen, the bank’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, was nominated as one of this year’s best chief financial officers as determined in the Austin Business Journal’s 15th annual “Best CFOs of the Year in Central Texas” awards. Engemoen joined VeraBank in 2014, bringing a decade of experience in … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank recently welcomed Cameron Nofi to serve as senior vice president at the bank’s new downtown Austin location. He has oversight and responsibility for financial planning analysis and asset/liability monitoring and reporting. Nofi has more than a decade of experience in banking, with a focus on accounting and finance for both public and private … Read more