On October 28, El Paso-based WestStar Bank announced the election of David W. Osborn, president and CEO, as treasurer of the American Bankers Association (ABA). He has served on the ABA board of directors since 2024 and was elected treasurer for the 2026–27 association year.
The appointment reflects Osborn’s more than four decades of banking experience and longstanding leadership at the local, state and national levels.
“It is an honor to take on this leadership role with the American Bankers Association and represent the perspectives of community banks and the markets we serve,” Osborn says. “I look forward to working alongside banking leaders from across the country to strengthen our industry and ensure banks can continue creating opportunities for the customers and communities that depend on them.”
Osborn has held numerous state and national leadership roles throughout his career. He is a member of the Finance Commission of Texas and a past chairman of the Texas Bankers Association. He serves as chairman of the board of The Borderplex Alliance and is a past chairman and current board member of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare.
A dedicated advocate for education, Osborn previously served as a trustee and executive committee member at McMurry University, where he chaired the university’s finance committee. A 1983 graduate of McMurry, Osborn received the university’s 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award, its highest alumni honor, recognizing his more than four decades of banking leadership, extensive community involvement and longstanding service to higher education. He also serves on the advisory council for the Excellence in Banking program at Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business.
Established in 1990, WestStar Bank operates 14 branches serving the Borderplex region encompassing El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Juárez, Mexico.
