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TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS

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Fintech Company ENACOMM Taps Arakelian as Chief Product Officer

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Enterprise-level technology solutions expert Kenneth Arakelian has been tapped by Tulsa, Oklahoma-based ENACOMM to spearhead the advancement of the company’s suite of fintech products and services as senior vice president/chief product officer. He will scale the company’s intelligent interactive voice response system for deployment by major banks with numerous branches. He’ll also expand ENACOMM’s virtual personal … Read more

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Names Johnson Chief Financial Officer

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Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, recently announced that Allison S. Johnson has been appointed by the board to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer of both the company and its wholly owned subsidiary. She has been serving as interim chief financial officer of … Read more

Advantage Health Plans Trust Welcomes Barrett to Board of Trustees as Gober Completes Term

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Casey Barrett, president and CEO of the San Angelo-based Texas Bank, has been appointed the newest member of Advantage Health Plans Trust’s (AHPT) board of trustees. A member of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based AHPT since 2012, Barrett joined the board as a trustee in June 2020. He fills one of two Texas seats on the board and … Read more

USAA Federal Savings Bank Names Gordon and Nash to Senior Executive Appointments

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San Antonio-based USAA Federal Savings Bank is adding to its senior leadership team. In late October, the company announced two senior leadership additions focused on protecting members from fraud, driving technological capabilities and leveraging member data. Dave Gordon recently joined USAA Federal Savings Bank as senior vice president, chief technology and data officer, overseeing teams responsible … Read more

Liberty National Bank Appoints Coleman to Board and Names Cecil Chairman

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The board of directors of Paris-based Liberty National Bank has announced the promotion of President Carl T. Cecil to board chairman and Senior Vice President Chase Coleman to board member. Cecil will retain both the president and chairman titles. “I am humbled by the confidence the Liberty board has shown in me by promoting me to … Read more

Texas Bankers Foundation Commits $100,000 to Support ‘State-of-the-Art’ Banking Program at Texas Southern University

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The Texas Bankers Foundation, the charitable arm of the Texas Bankers Association (TBA), has committed $100,000 over three years to the Future Bankers Leadership Program at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University (TSU), which will prepare students for careers in the field of banking. The all-new banking program will launch in … Read more

Silva Joins Lone Star State Bank as Executive Vice President in Midland

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Mike Davis, Midland president of Lubbock-based Lone Star State Bank, recently announced that Randy Silva has joined the bank as executive vice president. Working out of the bank’s Midland office, Silva will focus on commercial and energy lending, as well as business development. With 19 years of financial services experience, he previously served at San … Read more

Austin Bank Taps Wolfson as Market President

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Jeff Austin Jr., chairman of the board of Jacksonville-based Austin Bank, recently announced the hiring of Daniel Wolfson as senior vice president and market president. Wolfson is a tenured banker with more than 18 years in the financial services industry. His experience with credit analysis, loan production and management will be a tremendous asset as growth … Read more

Texas National Bank Welcomes Soliz as Senior Vice President

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Louis Soliz has joined Sweetwater-based Texas National Bank as senior vice president. He has more than 15 years of community bank operations experience, most recently serving as senior vice president and cashier at Community Bank of Snyder, now a branch of Dallas-based Oakwood Bank. “We’re excited to add Louis to our management team,” says Mike … Read more

In Memoriam: Sam Kimberlin, Former Texas Bankers Association CEO

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Samuel Owen Kimberlin, former chief executive officer of the Texas Bankers Association, passed away on November 10 in Austin following a short illness due to COVID. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years at the end of World War II, he attended the University of Texas–Austin, graduating with a BBA degree and … Read more

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