TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Greg Garland, president and CEO of Lubbock-based FirstBank & Trust Texas, has announced several recent promotions at the bank and PrimeWest Mortgage, a division of FirstBank & Trust. “Our employees continue to surpass our expectations year after year and it is my privilege to announce the promotion of this dedicated group of individuals,” Garland says. … Read more
On January 20, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, announced that John W. Cummings will serve in the newly created role of executive vice president/chief administrative officer. He will be responsible for leading the bank’s community development, corporate communications, corporate real estate, corporate security, operations and marketing departments, as well … Read more
Todd Hardy has joined Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank’s middle-market banking team as executive vice president. He brings more than 30 years of commercial banking experience to his new role. Hardy will focus on growing relationships with commercial, industrial and operational businesses throughout North Texas while leading a team toward Texas Capital Bank’s expansion and market … Read more
Larry Allen, CEO and chairman of the board at Lubbock-based Peoples Bank, announced the following promotions at the end of 2021. “These promotions reflect the outstanding staff we have at Peoples Bank,” Allen says. “Each one of these individuals goes above and beyond and we are fortunate to have them on our team.” Dawn Ambrose … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced that Vishakha Deora and Jeff Carpenter have joined the company’s team at The Woodlands banking center to support the community’s rapid growth. Vishakha Deora joins the bank as executive vice president/commercial relationship banker. With nearly 20 years of experience in financial services, she specializes in commercial real estate lending, … Read more
Longtime Texas banker Jerry Charles Hughes passed away on December 8. He was 87. In his early 20s, he joined Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. and converted its accounting system to digital. That launched a career in banking, which lasted until his retirement. In 1970, Hughes accepted a position with American National Bank in Beaumont … Read more
Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank announced three new hires and a promotion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Zach Granberry has been promoted to executive vice president/senior regional manager of corporate banking for Texas Capital Bank’s Houston region. He most recently served as executive vice president in its private wealth group in Houston. Granberry brings more … Read more
Comerica Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Comerica Bank, announced that it has established a new office of corporate responsibility with Wendy Bridges, senior vice president/corporate communications and executive administration, appointed to lead the department as executive vice president/executive director of corporate responsibility. Bridges reports directly to Curt Farmer, chairman and CEO, and serves on … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Kristi Conway has joined its Houston lending group as executive vice president at 2925 Richmond Ave. Conway has more than 17 years of financial services and leadership experience, all of which she’s gained at Frost Bank. Most recently, she served as market president for commercial lending. Conway also held … Read more
In late November, The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth announced a new hire and a promotion. José I. Duron has joined the bank as executive vice president and chief lending officer. He comes to The National Bank of Texas with more than 27 years of banking experience—20 of those years in commercial lending, … Read more