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APRIL 23, 2018 | VOLUME 152, NUMBER 16 | WWW.BANKERSDIGEST.COM TEXAS Earls, Former TIB President and CEO, Passes Away ARKANSAS GAYLE M. EARLS, former president and issued upon his passing. “In fact, we Simmons Names Reddin CEO of TIB–The Independent Bankers- often referred to him affectionately as Banking Enterprise President Bank, passed away on April 12 at age 81 the Marlboro Man.” It was just such after a courageous toughness that made Earls a key player On April 5, Pine Bluff-based Simmons battle with cancer. in helping the Texas banking industry Bank announced that MATT REDDIN has His playful smile, survive a crippling economic downturn been named president of banking enter- booming West Texas in the 1980s. prise. He previously voice and passion After serving in the U.S. Army at Fort served as chief for both life and Knox, Earls became a human resource lending officer at community banking director at Tenneco, and then launched Simmons. In this is being recalled by his banking career in 1969 at InterFirst new role, Reddin many. Bank in Houston. During his 17 years will oversee the EARLS Born in Tonkawa, at InterFirst, he was named chairman chief lending officer Oklahoma, and raised in Denver City, of the board and CEO of two different and chief retail officer. The chief Texas, Earls was influenced by his sur- member banks, one in Odessa and one REDDIN roundings. “It should come as no sur- in Houston. While in those roles, he not lending officer prise that Gayle had a measure of grit only demonstrated his skill at resolving directs all commercial lending produc- about him,” is how his TIB colleagues problems with troubled banks, but also tion including small business, health- remembered him in an announcement Continued on page 10 care and agriculture lending. The chief retail officer manages the bank’s retail branch network and deposit strategy. Reddin will also be responsible for NEW MEXICO First National 1870 Names additional areas, including treasury management, product development, Overton Market President for Santa Fe and Los Alamos correspondent banking and mortgage. On April 9, Denver, Colorado-based in commercial banking, private banking, Reddin, a native of Camden, has First National 1870 announced that and wealth management. Most recently, a bachelor of arts degree in business DOLORES OVERTON has joined its Santa she was a senior private banker at a na- administration with an emphasis in Fe office in the tional bank serving clients in New Mex- management from Ouachita Baptist newly created role ico and West Texas. In addition to her University. He also completed the of market president. extensive banking background, Overton Southwestern Graduate School of Bank- She is responsible previously owned a small business that ing at SMU. for management provided strategic business consulting Reddin was selected as one of and growth of the and management services. Arkansas Business’ “40 Under 40” in bank in those two Overton holds a BBA in finance from 2009 and is a graduate of the Little regions. “Dolores St. Mary’s University and has completed Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce’s will work very the Western States School of Banking Leadership Greater Little Rock program. OVERTON closely with me and program. State-chartered as a communi- the rest of our leadership to advance First National 1870 is a division ty bank in 1903, Simmons Bank and our initiatives and build on our pres- of Sunflower Bank NA, which has 56 its parent company, Simmons First ence in Santa Fe and Los Alamos,” says banking locations and approximately $4 National Corp., have total assets of SCOTT Z. CZARNIAK, First National billion in assets. The company operates $15.1 billion with locations in Arkansas, 1870’s regional president. as Sunflower Bank in Colorado, Kansas Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee. Overton has been in financial ser- and Missouri and First National 1870 in There are approximately 150 branches vices for 25 years, with specializations New Mexico and Texas. • and ATMs in 94 cities. • PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY EXCEPT THE FIFTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH TEXAS The National Bank of Texas in Fort Worth Announces Hirings and a Promotion JOSH SPIVEY has joined Fort Worth- department manager. She comes to the based The National Bank of Texas as company with more than 15 years of senior vice presi- banking experience, most recently as a dent/cashier. He real estate loan officer and loan depart- ESTABLISHED 1942 comes to the ment manager at The Community Bank (USPS 041180) company with more in Bridgeport. than 18 years of STEVE ANDERSON is the bank’s Southwest banking news experience, working new senior vice president and Fort published every Monday except most recently as a Worth branch president. He joined The the fifth Monday of the month at vice president/ National Bank of 1700 Rio Grande St., Ste. 100 branch operations Texas in 2017 as a Austin, Texas 78701 SPIVEY at Pinnacle Bank senior vice presi- Texas in Fort Worth. dent/loan officer. Neil Ferguson, Editor Spivey is a graduate Anderson comes to Contact Bankers Digest at of the Texas the company with 512/474-6889 Banker’s Associa- more than 28 years [email protected] tion’s Management of experience, most www.bankersdigest.com Development recently serving as ANDERSON Program. senior credit officer For display or classified GINA LAWLER at First State Bank in Decatur. advertising inquiries, email has been hired by Founded in 1972, The National Bank LAWLER [email protected] The National Bank of Texas has locations in Fort Worth, of Texas as a vice president/mortgage Hurst, Burleson and Azle. • One year subscription rate: Print and digital $52 Digital only $28 | Single copy $1 ARKANSAS Frisbee and Lopez Take Opinions expressed by on New Roles at First Community Bank writers of bylined articles in this publication are not necessarily COLBEY FRISBEE was recently named financial educa- those of Bankers Digest. We make community president for Bates- tion, building trust no representations or warranties ville-based First Community Bank’s and helping them for information, products Cabot market, navigate through the or services contained in any having joined the language barrier.” advertisement in this magazine company in 2016 as Lopez was previ- or on the Bankers Digest website. vice president of ously the director of Editorial guidelines may be commercial lending. small business and obtained upon request. Articles Frisbee has 11 entrepreneurship at LOPEZ and photos may be submitted to years of banking the Little Rock Re- above address or sent via email. experience and is a gional Chamber, a leadership organiza- graduate of Arkan- tion responsible for fostering economic Periodical postage paid at FRISBEE sas State University growth and development, where he Austin, Texas, and at additional at Beebe, where he earned his bache- worked with a team to assist the needs mailing offices. lor’s degree in business administration. of more than 1,200 small businesses. Also joining the team at First Com- His home base will be in Little Rock, POSTMASTER munity Bank is MIGUEL LOPEZ, who will but he will travel throughout First Com- Send address changes to use his bilingual talent to serve as a li- munity’s branch networks in Arkansas Bankers Digest aison for the Hispanic community. “The and Southwest Missouri to assist with 1700 Rio Grande St., Ste. 100 Hispanic population is one of the fastest the bank’s initiatives. Austin, Texas 78701 growing in the state of Arkansas,” Lopez Founded in 1997, First Community says. “And they are also one of the Bank currently has 21 locations across © 2018 BANKERS DIGEST most under-banked market segments. Arkansas and Southern Missouri, includ- I hope to bridge that gap by providing ing a new, second location in Cabot. • 2 | Bankers Digest April 23, 2018 Tidwell, Texas A&M Commercial Banking Program Chair, Texas A&M, Dr. Jim Kolari and Dr. Sorin Enlists Bankers’ Help to Nurture Industry Talent Sorescu, pitched the N JANUARY, BRAD TIDWELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO of Henderson, Tex- idea to a group of Aggie as-based Citizens National Bank, began a three-year term as chairman of the Com- bankers, including Robert Imercial Banking Program Advisory Board at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business Messer, Dwight Garey, School. He took over the position held by the advisory board’s founding chairman, Geoff Greenwade, Russell Robert Messer, senior executive vice president and CFO of American National Bank of Marshall and Tidwell. In Texas in Terrell. In addition, Geoff Greenwade, president and CEO of Houston-based 2011, the program was Green Bank NA, is the advisory board’s new vice chairman. launched as a collaborative effort between Texas A&M and the banking industry. A co-founder of the Commercial innovative banking program he now Since its founding, it has graduated Banking Program, Tidwell brings more chairs. In a career that’s included time approximately 160 students into full- than 33 years of experience in commer- at Allied Bancshares, JPMorgan Chase time positions at banks across Texas and cial lending, credit and Bank One, in 2008, Tidwell was Oklahoma. The program now offers both administration and named president and CEO at Citizens undergraduate- and graduate-level op- executive manage- National Bank. Since then, the bank has portunities and has partnered with the ment to his chair- grown from $700 million to more than Risk Management Association to incor- manship. He holds a $2.2 billion in assets. porate that organization’s credit analysis bachelor’s degree in The Commercial Banking Program class into the curriculum. The class is agricultural began when two finance professors at taught by visiting bankers throughout economics and a the spring semester and provides stu- master’s degree in By CECIL H.