TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Lindsay Ridgeway has joined Midland-based Community National Bank as senior vice president of accounting. She has nine years of experience as a bank controller and previously worked as an auditor, which included financial institution audits. Ridgeway holds a BBA degree in accounting and an MS degree in accounting from Texas A&M University, and is also … Read more
On September 24, Little Rock, Arkansas-based Encore Bank announced its expansion into Dallas and Fort Worth. Marc Massad has been named executive vice president/regional president in Dallas, and Scott Jones has been named executive vice president and regional president of Tarrant County. Massad is a 16-year Texas banking veteran. He was senior vice president/ commercial … Read more
Amber Gurney has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as assistant vice president and portfolio manager in the bank’s Frisco branch. She previously served as finance manager for Bright Realty, where she managed the development finance team and was its leader for internal and external needs. In her tenure at Bright … Read more
Scottie Luke has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as senior vice president/chief risk officer. He is a certified community bank compliance officer and certified community bank internal auditor, and in 2019 completed the training and examinations required to be a certified fraud examiner. Luke holds a BA degree in finance … Read more
Melissa Butler has joined Dallas-based State Bank of Texas as senior vice president of lending. She has more than 20 years of experience as a senior lender and business development professional, most recently with PMC Commercial Trust, where she developed extensive expertise with SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 loans concentrated in the hospitality sector. This … Read more
Dallas-based American Bank has added Zane Smith to its executive team as executive vice president of credit and risk management. He brings more than 10 years of banking and regulatory experience to the new position. Smith spent eight years with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where he served as associate national … Read more
Conner Price has been named director of lending for Omaha, Nebraska-based Security National Bank. He serves in the Dallas branch, assisting customers with all lending needs, including personal loans, mortgages, business loans and private banking. He also helps with other departments, including wealth management and deposits. Prior to joining Security National Bank, Price built out … Read more
James E. Landen Jr. is Omaha, Nebraska-based Security National Bank’s new Texas market president and the son of James E. “Jim” Landen, Security National Bank’s chairman and CEO. Landen Jr. has 10 years of banking experience in the Dallas market. He previously worked at Veritex Community Bank as senior vice president and as market president of … Read more
Dimmit-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank, recently hired Monty Rogers to serve as Lubbock market president. He will office at the Lubbock Northwest Banking Center. Rogers comes to First United Bank with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. Rogers is a 1993 graduate of Texas Tech University … Read more
La Grange-based National Bank and Trust-Texas has hired David Laffee to serve as chief financial officer. He stepped into the role of CFO in April and will serve as treasurer of the bank’s holding company as well. Laffee has more than 15 years of experience as a CFO for various financial institutions ranging in size from $125 … Read more