July News Briefs

July 28, 2008

Scott Spillman Joins BNC National Bank, Phoenix, AZ, as President
Encore Bank, N.A., Houston, TX, Appoints John G. Lingor Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, and Rose Chen Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking
Steve Stein Named Community Market President for Hancock Bank of Louisiana for the Baton Roge Metro Region
Alva State Bank & Trust Company, Alva, OK, Promotes Jerry Garrison to Executive Vice President, Chris Thomas to Senior Vice President and Brad Boeckman to Senior Vice President
Conner Eldridge Upped to CEO for Summit Bank, Arkadelphia, AR
Jim McBride Joins Capital One Bank in Houston, TX, as Executive Vice President and Manager of Energy Banking; Scott Joyce and Michael Higgins Join as Senior Vice Presidents
Pat and William Ware Elected Directors of Amarillo National Bank, Amarillo, TX
David Foote Joins Arlington, TX-based Southwest Securities FSB as Senior Vice President
Brandon K. Burk and Frederic B. Hawley Join Houston-based Vista Bank Texas's Highway 290 Office as Office CEO and Senior Vice President, Respectively
Patricia Brown Named Senior Vice President, Woodforest National Bank, Houston, TX
A. James Grant Named Regional President for First Community Bank, Dallas, TX
Ernst & Young Names Greg Massey (CEO of Durant, OK-based Firust United Bank and Trust Company) Southwest Regional Entrepreneur of the Year in the Financial Services Division
Gregg Bigham Joins First National Bank, Sallisaw, OK, Corporate President
Steve Burrage Appointed Oklahoma State Auditor by Govern Brad Henry
Cindy Reynolds Named President in Duncan, OK, of Fayetteville-based Arvest Bank
Will Bryan Named President, First United Bank Mortgage, Durant, OK
Robert Alexander Joins First Federal Bank of Louisiana, Lake Charles, LA, as Senior Vice President
Terre Bidwell Named Senior Vice President, American Gateway Bank, Baton Rouge, LA
First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Phoenix, AZ, Names Blair Tarver Senior Vice President
Spain's Banco Bilvao Vizcaya Argentaria SA to Rebrand Sunbelt Bankas BBVA Compass

July 21, 2008

Richard J. O'Connor, President/CEO, and Trent M. Tomlin, Executive Vice President, Lead De Novo Collin Bank, Frisco, TX
David Braly Named Area Executive for IronStone Bank LPO in Oklahoma City, OK
Bank of Albuquerque, NM, Appoints Marcia Hembree, Lori Muller, Ryan Suchala, and Sean Walker to Senior Vice President
ICBA/NM's 2008 Annual Meeting Set for July 31-August 3 a the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino Near Ruidoso, NM
Independent Banker Association of Texas (IBAT) Elects Kyle Irwin President;Todd Price President-elect; Gary Wells Vice President; and Angie Brown Secretary/Treasurer
Gozales Bank President and CEO Paul A. Callais Lost at Sea on June 25
Regions Bank Names Christopher Harrell Senior Vice President and Commercial Real Estate Credit Officer for South Lousiana

July 14, 2008

Andy Black Tapped as Interim CEO at Franklin Bank, SSB, Houston, TX
Barton D. Oglesby Appointed Senior Vice President, Manager of Commerical Lending and Brad Byers Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Operations
Eugene Scriber andTracy Alletag to Lead BancorpSouth's New LPO in Alexandria, LA, As President and Senior Vice President
First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Oklahoma City, OK, Names Patrice Douglas Executive Vice President
TIB-The Independent BankersBank, Dallas, Promotes Terri Bacot, Joe Collins, Becky Craker, Heny Harris and Scott Kelley to Senior Vice President
Troy Vanderburg Upped to COO at Peoples Bank, Lubbock, TX
Mutual of Omaha Bank Opens in Dallas, Names Robert Strong Market President
Wade Morgan Joins PlainsCapital Bank, Lubbock, TX, as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending in Austin
LegacyTexas Group, Plano, TX, Laurie Henry Appointed CEO of LegacyTexas Title

June 7, 2008

Gary Ford Elected President and CFO of Hamlin National Bank, Hamlin, TX
Jerry Stagner Appointed President of the Truth or Consequences Branch of Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, NM
F&M Bank, Yukon, OK, Promotes Eric Anderson to Senior Vice President
Vision Bank, N.A., Ada, OK, Names Carl Packwood President of its LPO in Shawnee, OK
BancorpSouth Inc., Tupelo, MS, Taps Ty Warren Little Rock, AR, President
Broadway National Bank, San Antonio, TX, Promotes Chris Fausto and Wendelyn Wilkes to Senior Vice President, and Jim Hamer and Susan Hinger to Executive Vice President
First Victoria National Bank, TX, Ups Billy Macha to Executive Vice President, and Names Rob Angerstein, Valarie Bullock and Ed Pfeil Senior Vice Presidents
Chuck Sheridan Appointed Senior Vice President, OmniAmerican Bank, Fort Worth, TX
Kevin Lewis Joins M&I Bank, Phoenix, AZ, as Senior Vice President
C. Jeff Hansard Joins Commercial State Bank, Andrews, TX, as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager
Pamela Korth Upped to Senior Vice President, Quail Creek Bank, N.A., Oklahoma City, OK
Brad Boeckman Named Senior Vice President, Alva State Bank & Trust Co., Alva, OK
Jared Gary Named Senior Vice President for OmniBank Baton Rouge, LA
Bank of Eureka Springs, AR, to Become Cornerstone Bank

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