TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
H. Gregory Wilson, president and CEO of Paris-based Lamar National Bank, recently announced two key appointments. Clay Baum has been named chief information officer and will be essential in developing Lamar National Bank’s strategic technology initiatives and driving future innovation efforts. He is an experienced technology professional who has spent the past 10 years in … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. recently announced that Blaine Warrick has been promoted to assistant vice president and commercial loan officer, Blake Bradshaw is now portfolio manager and banking officer, and Matt McDaniel has been promoted to portfolio manager and banking officer. Warrick was hired by the bank as a credit analyst in 2013. … Read more
The board of directors of Graham-based Graham Savings and Loan SSB recently announced the promotion of Codie Hedge to president. He will oversee the management operations of the bank while focusing on his strong lending portfolio. Part of the Graham Savings and Loan team since 2011, Hedge previously served as vice president. Hedge holds a … Read more
On September 22, Dallas-based Comerica Inc. announced that David Whiting, senior managing director of the Technology and Life Sciences (TLS) division, has been named president of the division. He will manage Comerica Bank’s TLS teams in California, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Toronto, Canada. Whiting, a 17-year veteran of Comerica Bank, has served … Read more
Janis Adams was recently promoted to banking officer at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank. She has been with the bank since 1990, holding a variety of positions, including bookkeeper, proof operator, teller and safe-deposit clerk. Adams currently oversees the customer service center in the downtown Jacksonville office. Often the first person with whom customers engage when entering … Read more
Ruston, Louisiana-based Origin Bank recently promoted Justin Holt to Tarrant County market leader/regional executive vice president. He has more than 13 years of banking experience, specializing in commercial banking, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and owner-occupied real estate to middle-market manufacturers and distributors. In his new position, he will oversee lending and deposit activities in the … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank has tapped Joseph Massey as president of its Collin County, Texas, market. He is responsible for overseeing the bank’s three locations in McKinney and Celina, as well as its community involvement and business development efforts. Massey joined the bank in 2015 and most recently served as the community bank president in … Read more
The board of directors of Waco-based The First National Bank of Central Texas announced on September 11 that Joe Barrow will become the bank’s chairman and CEO and Sloan Kuehl will serve as president and chief lending officer, effective January 1, 2021. The board reached the decision based on current President and CEO Randy Crawford … Read more
Houston-based Cadence Bank recently named Myra Caldwell its first chief diversity officer. Serving the bank for the past nine years, she most recently led its treasury management and deposit operations department. She brings extensive experience leading change through 14 bank mergers, department reorganizations and broad-based system and process improvements. Caldwell will develop the vision, mission and … Read more
Graylin Beals has been promoted to vice president at Galveston-based HomeTown Bank National Association. He serves as operations manager/assistant branch manager at HomeTown Bank’s Friendswood Bay office. Beals joined the HomeTown Bank team as a new accounts representative at the main branch in Galveston in 2011. He was named new accounts supervisor at the main … Read more