February News Briefs

February 28, 2005

Central Bank, Houston, Elects Kim D. Wheless President/CEO
1st Heritage Bank of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Opens as an Independent Bank
Larry Smith Joins First National Bank, Sallisaw, OK, as Pres/COO
Edward M. Penick, Retired Chairman/CEO of Worthen Banking Corp., Little Rock, Inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
First Financial Bank, Cleburne, TX, Promotes Linda Hall, Ellen Parnell, and Lisa Roye to SVP
First National Bank in Sweetwater Promotes Melody Collins to SVP
PlainsCapital Corporation, Dallas, Opens Austin office of PlainsCapital Wealth Management; Ron W. Ford, SVP, to Oversee Activities in Austin and San Antonio
Sherri Wright promoted to SVP, TexasBank, Fort Worth
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Reappoints Gayle M. Earls, Vice Chairman/CEO of TIB-The Independent BankersBank, Dallas, to the Federal Advisory Council
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa, Names Russell V. Davis SVP
Daniel J. Monte Named SVP/Trust Manager at Los Alamos National Bank
Michael McCartney Tapped as Regional President of Premier Trust in Recently Opened Phoenix Office
James A. Comiskey Sr., President of the Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans, Died February 1

February 21, 2005

Mike Sharp Promoted to President and CEO at First Guaranty Bank, Hammond, LA
Martha Wisdom Promoted to EVP/CFO at Century Bank, Texarkana, TX
Franklin Bank Corp., Houston, to Acquire Bastrop County's Elgin Bank of Texas
PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas, Promotes George McClesky to Sr. EVP, Geoff Wayne to EVP, Scott Luedke to SVP/Gen Counsel and Michelle Hutchinson to SVP
Doug Pittman Named Regional President, Independent Bank Group Central Texas Inc.
Doug Bowerman Named President.Sr. Lender for Garland, TX Banking Center of Southwest Securities Bank
Ed Greenlee Appointed SVP of Commercial Lending, American State Bank, Abilene, TX
Susan Millspaugh Joins Charter Bank, Santa Fe, NM, as SVP
Michael Stanford Gets Second Term at Devner Fed
State National's F. James Volk Reappointed to El Paso Branch of Dallas Fed
Whitney National Bank, New Orleans, LA, Appoints Mia Corrente and Charles F. Czerny SVP

February 14, 2005

Matt Murphy Is Boerne President, Texas Heritage Bank, Boerne, TX
Southwest Bank of Texas, N.A., Houston, To Become Amegy Bank of Texas, N.A., on March 7
First National Banker's Bank, Baton Rouge, LA, Promotes the Following Officers: Joseph F. Quinlan III to president and CEO; Kathy Carter, President /CEO of FNBB Capital Markets, LLC; Monica Jelley, EVP/Chief Investment Officer; Jeannie, Cassano, SVP, Human Resources Director; Chris Rolfsen SVP/Credit; and Pat Giblin, SVP/Chief Credit Officer
Grand Lake Bank, Tulsa, OK, Promotes Christopher Jones to CEO; Sean Kouplen Hired as COO and Tulsa President
Dallas National Bank Promotes Michael Rideau to EVP, Kay Dillon, Paige Nash and Audrey Van Buren to SVP
First national Bank of Mount Vernon, TX, Ups Frankie Cooper and Garry Romines to EVP, Angela Hunnicutt, Mark Hymer and Martha Mullins to SVP
Proposed Legacy National Bank, Springdale, AR, Hires Jeff Thames as SVP of Operations and Accounting
Bank One to Fund $5 MM in Scholarships in Louisiana

February 7, 2005

Lanny R. Brenner Named CEO, NETEX Bancorporation and its Subsidiaries, Including Pilgrim Bank, Pittsburg, TX
Central National Bank of Poteau, OK, Elects Steve B. Holton CEO, Chris Fenton President
TechMecca 2005 Technology Expo and Conference Set for February 14-16, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Charles L. (Chuck) Gummer, President/CEO of Comerica Bank’s TX Division, Marked his 35th Anniversary with Comerica on Jan. 12
Hereford State Bank, Hereford, TX, Appoints Kent Jackson EVP/COO
FirstCapital Bank, Corpus Chrisit, Promotes Robert D. Kuhn to President of the Corpus Christi Region
Legacy Texas Group, Plano, Hires Mays Davenport as EVP/Director of Corporate Development
Walter B. Wriston, Former Chairman/CEO of Citicorp, New York, Dies
Bank of America Promotes Kimberley Sanchez to SVP, Premier Banking for the New Mexico Bank
Century Bank, FSB, Santa Fe, Apppints Robert C. Bidal SVP of Commercial Lending
Southern Development Bancorp, Arkadelphia, Changes Name to Southern Bancorp
First National Bank, Quitman, Changes Name to Bank Texas, N. A.
Discover Financial Services and PULSE EFT Association (PULSE), Houston, TX, Announce Completion of Merger

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