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April News Briefs

April 25, 2005

  • Legacy National Bank, Springdale, AR, Opens as De Novo with $10 Million in Capital, Led by Don L. Gibson, President;/CEO; Patrick Swope, EVP/COO; and Gary George, Chairman
  • Oklahoma Bankers Association to Convene in Tulsa April 27-29 at Tulsa Renaissance Hotel; Bob Woodward from The Washington Post is Key Speaker
  • Hot Springs to Host Arkansas Bankers Association, April 28-30 at Embassy Suites Hotel and Hot Springs Convention Center
  • FVNB Corp., Victoria, TX, to Acquire Planters & Merchants Bancshares Inc., Hearne, TX
  • Howard Kasanoff Promoted to SVP, Frost Bank, San Antonio
  • Reception Set for Retiring First National Bank of Weatherford Co-Chair/CEO Don F. Duffield
  • IBERIABANK, Lafayette, LA, Names Jerry Vascocu SVP
  • Marsha Coffey Promoted to SVP, Retail Banking in Oklahoma City for INTRUST Bank, N.A., Wichita, KS
  • State Bank & Trust Co., of Mississippi Completes Acquisition of Baton Rouge-based First Bank on April 1
  • First National Bank & Trust Company of Ada, OK, Changes Name to Vision Bank, N.A., April 4 - Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Issued in Bank's Former Name Currently Being Presented for Payment
  • BOK Financial , Tulsa, OK, Completes Purchase of Valley Commerce Bank of Phoenix, AZ

April 18, 2005

  • Bank of Houston Opens as De Novo in Houston with Over $12 Million in Capital; Led by W. Donald Brunson, Chairman; James D. Stein, President/CEO, and Margaret A. Thigpin, VP/Cashier
  • John M. Lewis, Founder of the Bank of Fayetteville, AR, Retires
  • B. C. Lee Upped to Chairman, J. P. Fitzgerald to President, for Regent Bank, Nowata, OK
  • Janis Wianwright Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Sunrise Bank, Albuquerque, NM
  • John Foster and Mark Curry to Lead Wells Fargo Bank in Austin after Resignationo f Rick Burciaga, Austin Regional President
  • FirstBank Southwest, Amarillo, TX, Names Kevin Kuehler SVP
  • Austin BankTexas, N.A., Jacksonville, TX, Promotes Jeff Austin III to Vice Chairman, John P. Williams to COO, Billy Mullins to Sr. EVP, Linda Douglas to EVP, Jason Petersen to SVP/Reg. Pres., Charles R. "Rick" Waldrop to SVP/Reg. Pres.; Glenn Bass to EVP, and Todd Burton to SVP/Controller
  • John McKemie Joins Guaranty Bank, Dallas, as SVP
  • Phillip Jett Named EVP-Lending for Regions Bank, Little Rock
  • OCC Taps John Wagner as Director for BSA Compliance
  • Russell Smith Joins Grand Bank, Tulsa, OK, as Bixby Branch President
  • Landmark Bank Promotes Cindy Matheny SVP/Tishomingo

April 11, 2005

  • Steve Wiggs to Lead New Branch of Texas B&T Company, Longview, in Texarkana, TX
  • Home Bancshares Inc., Conway, AR, to Buy Marine Bank of the Florida Keys, Marathon, FL
  • Brent Hillery Upped to EVP for Fidelity Bank, Wichita Falls, TX
  • First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Oklahoma City, Names Danny Lawson EVP
  • Sterling Bank, Houston, Taps Joe Don Martin CEO of East Dallas/Garland Area
  • Retired Bank of America Vice Chairman Joseph R. Musolino, Dies at Age 68 in Dallas
  • Sharon Chovanec and Mark Meservey Promoted to SVP at State Bank, La Grange, TX
  • Whitney National Bank, New Orleans, Promotes Thomas Pawlyshyn to SVP
  • Citigroup Inc. Completes Acquisition of First American Bank, N.A., Bryan, TX
  • American Bankers Assocation Stonier Graduate School of Banking Unveils Alumni Program to be Held June 11-14 at Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA, and Georgetown University in Washington DC

April 4, 2005

  • Texas Brand Bank, Garland, Opens as a First De Novo in Texas in 2005 with $8.4 Million in Capital and Led by Chairman Edward B. Tomlinson; President/CEO Donald E. Holland; and EVP/COO Larry T. Bowman
  • Fred Brown Appointed Executive Vice President, Legacy Bank of Texas, Plano
  • Bank of Fayetteville Announced Promotions of Bob King to EVP and Matt Mason to SVP, Area Loan Manager
  • First Fidelity Bank, Oklahoma City, Adds Stephen Foskin as SVP and Commercial Relationship Manager
  • Victor Wales Named SVP, Wells Fargo Private Client Services, Dallas
  • Daryl D. Bohls Is Regional CEO, Sterling Bank, Houston
  • Frost Bank Ups Gary McKnight to Senior EVP, ANdrew L. Wied to EVP in San Antonio and Kathleen Pratt to SVP in Corpus Christi
  • First National Bank of Tahoka, TX, Promotes Carl Reynolds to SVP
  • Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa Promotes Gregg S. Jaynes, Leslie Paris, and Frank McKeon to SVP
  • Doug Stone Named CEO of Portales National bank in Clovis, NM
  • Rachel McCain Joins BancorpSouth, Little Rock, as SVP
  • Troy Duke Joins First Security Bank of Searcy, AR, as SVP


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