TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
In June, Midland-based Community National Bank announced several new officers and officer promotions: Charlie Parks has joined the bank as senior vice president/Lubbock market; Griselda Leyva has been hired to serve as bank officer/loan serving manager; Crystal Wagoner has joined as senior vice president/compliance and risk officer; Selena Martinez has been hired as assistant vice … Read more
Brittani Gunnels has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust as assistant vice president and mortgage loan originator in the bank’s Richardson location. She has worked in the financial services industry for 12 years. Gunnels holds an associate of the arts degree in education from Trinity Valley Community College. Active in her community, … Read more
Chelsey Reeder was recently named branch manager for Corpus Christi-based American Bank’s Victoria branch, located at 4304 N. Navarro St. The announcement was made by Randy Price, Victoria market leader. “Chelsey’s extensive experience as a banking leader in our community, combined with her commitment to delivering exceptional customer service, will be invaluable assets to our … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank has tapped Ronnie Powell, CFP, to serve as senior vice president/senior wealth advisor on the bank’s wealth management team in downtown Austin. He has been in wealth management for 28 years and most recently served as Austin region president for Northern Trust and as senior wealth advisor for Wells Fargo Private Bank. In his … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Luke Williams to serve on its Weatherford lending group as vice president/commercial loan officer at the bank’s 1001 Santa Fe Dr. location. He will provide commercial lending, banking and credit underwriting solutions to clients in Parker County. A longtime resident of Weatherford, Williams has more than eight years of banking … Read more
Paris-based Liberty National Bank has hired Dillon Cecil as an executive vice president and a newly appointed bank board member. He will focus on consumer and commercial loans, residential home loans and assist with bank operations. Cecil started his banking career at TIB NA in 2014 as a credit analyst/lending officer. He was later promoted … Read more
On May 16, Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced that it has hired Brandi M. Gregg to serve as executive vice president and chief compliance officer. She will office at Origin Bank’s Memorial Financial Center in Houston. Gregg has more than 34 years of banking experience, specializing in regulatory compliance risk management for the majority of … Read more
Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank announced a promotion and a new hire in May. Donna Haisler has joined the bank as first vice president/HR manager. She has been in banking for more than 36 years. She previously served as chief operating officer at Providence Bank and, prior to that, at Southwest Securities FSB. Haisler earned … Read more
Hallie Watson recently joined San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank as executive assistant supporting Jon Rebello, Austin market president, and the commercial lending team. Most recently, she served as chief of staff to the CEO of a financial events company based in New York City. Previously, Watson worked at ExecOnline, an edtech startup, as a senior associate … Read more
Charlie Parks has joined Midland-based Community National Bank as senior vice president in Lubbock. He has more than 25 years of banking experience with lending knowledge that includes commercial real estate, agriculture, commercial and single-family land development, C&I, multi-family construction/development and single-family construction loans. Parks holds a finance degree from Rawls College of Business at … Read more