TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank , which currently operates 39 branches in Texas, has received the prestigious 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award. This accolade celebrates organizations with the most engaged workplace cultures globally. The Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners boast a ratio of engaged employees to disengaged employees that is 11 times higher than the … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has hired Brian Johnson to serve as chief financial officer, reporting directly to Greg Massey, chairman and CEO. Johnson will lead accounting, corporate finance and financial planning and analysis across the enterprise. Johnson previously served as chief financial officer, head of corporate finance and global treasurer and head of corporate financial … Read more
On October 3, Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank announced that Rick Rodman will serve as Dallas market president. He has more than 30 years of experience in the middle-market and business banking segments. Most recently he served as managing director/head of business banking for a regional bank in Texas. He has also worked for larger … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank is on a mission to ignite a kindness revolution. The bank recently collaborated with stakeholders— including employees, customers, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, churches, community leaders and members—to impact people’s lives positively through simple acts of kindness over 24 hours. On February 17, First United Bank branches across Oklahoma and Texas … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has named Renee Newman chief experience officer and Tadd Tobkin senior vice president/chief technology officer. Newman has more than 25 years of financial services experience spanning community, regional and large financial institutions. Reporting directly to CEO Greg Massey, Newman will drive a consistent customer and employee experience across all channels. … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has been awarded the prestigious Sustainability Leadership Design Award from CoreNet Global–North Texas for its banking office on Taylor Street in Sherman. CoreNet Global is a leading professional association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, service providers, and economic developers. The Sustainability Leadership Design Award celebrates work that accelerates … Read more