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August News Briefs

August 25, 2008

  • Allen Cournyear Joins Progressive Bank, Monroe, LA, as Executive Vice President & COO
  • Cheryl Miller Joins Alliance Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, as Senior Vice President and Operations Manager
  • Don Gooch Named Arvest Bank Market President for Hot Springs, AR
  • Wells Fargo & Company to Buy Century Bancshares Inc., Dallas, TX
  • Citizens Bank in Kilgore, TX, Taps Charlie Gauntt as Senior Vice President, Frank Connealy as Senior Vice President and CFO, and Don Barber as Head of the LPO in College Station, TX
  • Charles R. White, Chairman and CEO of International Bank of Commerce - Corpus Christi, TX, Retires Aftr 50 years of Service in Banking
  • Mark Turzillo Joins Bank of Houston, Houston, TX, as CEO of its Medical Center Office; Larry Massey and Beth Lide Join as Executive Vice Presidents
  • Edward Sedacca Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Equity Bank, Dallas, TX; R. Bryce Fowler, President, Succeeds Him
  • First Victoria Bank, Victoria, TX, Names Leslie Escalante, Elizabeth Killebrew Freyer and Niki Sessions Senior Vice President
  • MidSouth Bank, Lafayette, LA, Elects Sara Huval Senior Vice President
  • Robert G. Plunkett Named Gulf Coast Market Area President for First Bank and Trust of Mississippi, Biloxi, MS
  • Bryan Toth Appointed Senior Vice President at Bank of Arizona, N.A., Phoenix, AZ

August 18, 2008

  • Bruce E. Unangst Joins First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, LA, as St. Tammany Market Area President
  • Bank of Houston, TX, Taps Barry J. Hawk as Chief Credit Officer
  • Summit Bank, Arkadelphia, AR, Ups John Fournier to Senior Vice President and Loan Review Manager, and Heather Baughan to Senior Vice President of Compliance, Both in Benton, AR
  • Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, NM, Elects Tom Hutchison Chairman of the Board and SVP Ruth Christopher to Board
  • Alan Miller Named as President of The Private Bank for Bank of Texas, N.A., Dallas, TX
  • L.O. "Buz" Joins Fort Worth, TX-based Southwest Bank Board
  • Thomas J. Danik Hired as Senior Vice President at First Victoria Bank's Katy-Cinco Ranch Location, TX
  • Donald R. Landry Promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and CLO for MidSouth Bank, Lafayette, LA
  • Summit Bank, Tulsa, OK, Promotes Charles Crose President of its Oklahoma City Office and Jeb Cook Senior Vice President

August 11, 2008

  • H. Patrick Dee Elected 2008-2009 New Mexico Bankers Association President; Greg Winegardner, President-elect: Michael Stanford Secretary/Treasurer; and Newly Elected Board Members - John Dowling, Jon Hitchcock, Douglas Ruhl
  • Mike Grunnels Joins American National Bank of Texas, Terrell, as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer
  • Michael B. Riche Named CEO at United Community Bank of Gonzales, LA
  • Guy Forrell Joins ACB Bank, Cherokee, OK, as President and CFO
  • Mark E. Story Joins Sterling Bank, Houston, TX, as Market CEO in N. Houston
  • Lori Sirman Named Senior Vice President/CLO at Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler, TX
  • Mark Estes Is Senior Vice President/Senior Credit Officer at 1st International Bank of Plano, TX
  • Mark Jacobs Named Area Executive in Dallas for IronStone Bank
  • Retired OCC Bank Examiner Jerry Clay Woolridge Dies in Addison, TX
  • Jeffery P. Monroe Appointed Senior Vice President for Vision Bank, N.A., Ada, OK
  • Steven Phillips Upped to Senior Vice President/CLO, First United Bank, Durant, OK
  • Arvest Bank Group Names Susan Craig Senior Vice President and Treasury Management Director in Little Rock, AR

August 4, 2008

  • Norm Bagwell Named Chairman and CEO of Bank of Texas, N.A., Dallas, TX
  • Coppermark Bank in Oklahoma City, OK, Promotes Tracy Renfro to Senior Vice President
  • Liberty Bank of Arkansas Appoints Alan Ward as Morrilton, AR, Community Bank President
  • John Mebane Named to Succeed Larry Reed as President of Austin Bank, Emory, TX
  • Prairieville, LA, De Novo South Louisiana Business Bank Names Ronald Lee Wilson CEO; Michael Anthony Naremore President; Coy Chris Casso Chairman; Charles Edward Chiasson Jr. Executive Vice President and COO; John Lynn Ortis CFO/Compliance Officer; and Scott Paul Shaddinger CLO
  • John Spencer Appointed Chief Credit Officer for First Community Bank Fort Bend, N.A., Sugar Land, TX
  • Bank of Houston, TX, Names Larry W. Parker CEO of the De Novo Bank's Cypress Station Location
  • Frost Bank, Houston Region, Names Catherine Dorris Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking; Frost Bank, Austin Region, Names Joy Shanks Senior Vice President, Vendor Leasing
  • MidSouth Bank, N.A., Lafayette, LA, Ups J, Eustis Corrigan Jr. to Senior Executive Vice President
  • Joanie Dubroc Named Senior Vice President/Community Banking Executive for Regions Bank South Louisiana
  • Raleigh Crosby to Serve as De Novo Charter Alliance Bank in Corpus Christi
  • Mutual of Omaha Bank, Omaha, NE, Buys All Deposits of First National Bank of Nevada, Reno, NV, and First Heritage Bank, N.A., Newport, CA


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