TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has hired Linda Alvarado to serve in its commercial banking group. She brings eight years of commercial banking experience to WestStar. Alvarado has previous experience as a credit analyst, commercial portfolio manager and commercial relationship manager. Throughout her banking tenure, she has managed a variety of complex credit portfolios, monitored and aided … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed four new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. The council, composed of representatives from financial institutions of various sizes in the 11th District, is part of a Federal Reserve initiative to enhance communication with community bankers. The council provides senior Dallas Fed officials with grassroots information on … Read more
On February 12, El Paso-based WestStar Bank announced the addition of Giselle Smith-Johnson to its commercial banking group. She will focus on special projects supporting the group. Smith-Johnson brings more than 20 years of commercial banking experience to WestStar Bank. She has been successful in facilitating expansive business growth focused in the area of treasury management. … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has hired Patricia Marquez to serve as a lender in its commercial banking group. She is responsible for developing and managing commercial lending relationships and expanding new business. Marquez brings 22 years of commercial banking and 12 years of business banking management experience to WestStar Bank. She has been successful in … Read more
Cynthia Conroy, assistant vice president and director of community outreach at El Paso-based WestStar Bank, has been appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Governor’s Commission for Women. The commission is tasked with developing and implementing a strategy to help make Texas the No. 1 state for women-owned businesses and to address the issue … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has added Victor Barroteran to its commercial banking group. He is responsible for developing and managing commercial lending relationships and expanding new commercial business. Barroteran has worked in commercial banking for more than 20 years and brings a wide breadth of experience in promoting growth through executing proven business expansion strategies. Barroteran … Read more