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MARCH 12, 2018 | VOLUME 152, NUMBER 10 | WWW.BANKERSDIGEST.COM ARKANSAS Mitchell Named President of Citizens Bank TEXAS Citizens Bank, a community bank based across seven states. He was also re- Garza Announces in Batesville, announced on March 1 the sponsible for the treasury management Retirement From appointment of ADAM MITCHELL as sales team across the system. Prior to president. Mitchell taking on this executive role, Mitchell IBC Bank–Brownsville will work alongside was the central Arkansas community Marking her 20th anniversary at IBC CEO Phil Baldwin to president at Simmons, where he man- Bank–Brownsville, BERTHA GARZA has lead the strategic aged the bank’s largest division with announced her retirement as first vice growth of Citizens more than $1 billion in assets. president and Bank throughout Mitchell has been a key player in marketing director. Arkansas. He will Simmons’ growth, systems develop- With more than 48 continue to be ment, acquisition strategy and the years of banking based in Little Rock, successful integration of those acquired MITCHELL experience, during where his efforts banks and their staff into its operations. her tenure at IBC are expected to be instrumental in Mitchell graduated from Hendrix Bank Garza super- expanding the bank’s central Arkansas College in 1997 with a bachelor’s vised marketing footprint. degree in political science. He is also efforts for 12 GARZA Mitchell has nearly 20 years of a graduate of the American Bankers branches in Camer- experience in the banking industry, 17 Association Stonier Graduate School of on County and was accountable for a of which have been at Simmons Bank. In Banking, as well as the Wharton Lead- large portfolio of customer accounts. his most recent role as executive vice ership Academy. Garza is the founder of Wom- president and chief retail officer, Mitch- Citizens Bank was founded in 1953 en, Money & Power, an organization ell had oversight for branch perfor- by a group of Batesville business empowering women in the Brownsville mance, staffing, and service and sales leaders and currently has 19 locations community, and has led fundraising delivery for more than 190 locations across Arkansas. events such as El Rebozo Atravez del Tiempo, La China Poblana and, most recently, Give Cancer the Boot. Garza has been recognized by OKLAHOMA BOK Financial Mortgage Brownsville Independent School District with the Heart of the Community Award Names Wardlow Director of Loan Servicing for making a difference in students’ Tulsa-based BOK Financial Mortgage, a experience includes lives, was bestowed the LIFE award by division of BOK Financial, has named leading mortgage the Texas Bankers Association and the mortgage banking veteran LEE WARD- servicing opera- Community Impact Award by the Ameri- LOW to lead the company’s loan servicing tions, subservicing, can Bankers Association for her lead- business. He most recently served 15 servicing transfers, ership role in financial education. This years in a mortgage servicing leadership strategic portfolio year, the Zonta Organization in Browns- role at Bank of America in Dallas. management and ville named Garza its 2018 Woman of Based in Dallas, Wardlow will lead transaction man- the Year, an honor that recognizes those all mortgage servicing functions for BOK agement. Prior to WARDLOW who promote the status of women Financial Mortgage, including servic- Bank of America, through contributions to the community. ing, non-performing servicing, servic- Wardlow develop subservicing for vari- In 2017, Garza spearheaded the ing administration, cash and investor ous industry participants. formation of Building Financial Coalition accounting. He brings more than 25 Wardlow holds a BS in business Capacity, a nonprofit whose goal is to years of mortgage servicing industry administration and management from take financial education in Brownsville experience to the company. His diverse Murray State University in Kentucky. and Harlingen to a higher level. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY EXCEPT THE FIFTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH TEXAS Cantu Named Commercial Loan President with Spirit of Texas Bank Spirit of Texas Bank has announced the Cantu holds a BBA in finance from addition of ANDREW CANTU as commer- the University of Houston and an MS in cial loan president at its Post Oak finance from the University of Houston location. He has Clear Lake City. He is also a graduate of ESTABLISHED 1942 been in the banking the SMU Southwestern Graduate School (USPS 041180) industry for more of Banking in Dallas. than 40 years and Spirit of Texas Bank is a privately Southwest banking news began his career as held company founded in 2008. It cur- published every Monday except bank examiner with rently has 15 locations across Texas. the fifth Monday of the month at Office of the 1700 Rio Grande St., Ste. 100 Comptroller of the EDITOR’S NOTE: This announcement Austin, Texas 78701 Currency in Hous- was published in a previous edition of CANTU ton. His most recent Bankers Digest with inaccurate informa- Neil Ferguson, Editor position was in Conroe where he served tion regarding the location and number Contact Bankers Digest at as executive vice president commercial of branches. We apologize to Mr. Cantu 512/474-6889 and real estate lending for several years. and Spirit of Texas Bank for the errors. [email protected] www.bankersdigest.com SUBSCRIBE to BANKERS DIGEST For display or classified Bankers Digest delivers Southwest banking news to mailboxes each week and a digital online version is also available—or you can access both! 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N MARCH 1, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE TEXAS BANKERS HALL OF FAME Assets have grown from $48 million in announced the 2018 honorees. These five prestigious Texas bankers—David S. 1982 to $619 million today. OBarnard, H. Gary Blankenship, David R. Brooks, the late Walter G. Hall and Jill During his career, Barnard served Sharp Vaughan—will be inducted on April 26 at the Sixth Annual Texas Bankers Hall of as a two-term director for the Feder- Fame Gala held in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom of Sam Houston State Univer- al Reserve Bank of Dallas, as well as sity in Huntsville. The Texas Bankers Hall of Fame, established by the Smith-Hutson director of the Texas Bankers Associa- Endowed Chair of Banking, recognizes outstanding bankers who have made valuable tion, director of the American Bankers contributions to the banking profession and pioneered the Texas banking industry. Association Community Bankers Council and director of Kalyn Manufacturing Inc. H. GARY BLANKENSHIP has been DAVID S. BARNARD 1968 with First National Bank in Dallas chairman and CEO of Greater Southwest was raised outside in its executive training program. In Bancshares Inc. and Bank of the West Gatesville, Texas. He January 1971, he returned to his home- since chartering the received a BS in ag- town to become assistant cashier for bank in 1986 with ricultural econom- The National Bank of Gatesville. He rose his wife, Cynthia. He ics and an MBA in quickly through the ranks and eventual- was previously finance from Texas ly became president of the bank in 1982 employed as Tech University and and CEO in 1985. He retired from day- president and CEO he is also a graduate BARNARD to-day duties in 2013, but continues to of two other banks of the Southwestern serve as chairman. Under his leadership, and served for Graduate School of Banking at SMU. the bank grew from one location to one several years at BLANKENSHIP Barnard began his banking career in of the largest independent banks in Continued on page 6 Bankers Digest March 12, 2018 | 3 TEXAS Fort Worth: MIKE GERRO has been Frost Bank Announces Promotions promoted to market president, corpo- and Elections Across the Lone Star State rate banking (Matlock); MARK SPRIGGS San Antonio-based Frost Bank recently Dallas: STEVE MARTIN has been has been promoted to executive vice announced the following staff promo- promoted to executive vice president, president, corporate banking (Down- tions and elections across the compa- corporate banking (Uptown); JOEL town); TRAVIS INGE has been promoted ny’s regions—from the Permian Basin to DOOLEN has been promoted to senior to senior vice president, corporate the Rio Grande Valley: vice president, corporate banking banking (Keller); and PHILIP MORTIMER Austin: NORMAN WITCHER has been (Lakewood); COREY RAMSEY has been has been promoted to vice president, promoted to senior vice president, elected vice president, private banking energy finance (Downtown). public finance (Downtown); andRICK administration (Park Cities); and GUS Houston: LINDSAY SMITH has BONDURANT has been elected FIA mar- STAATS has been elected vice president, been promoted to market president, ket president (Downtown). corporate banking (Preston Hollow). corporate banking (Post Oak); NEHA SMITH has been promoted to senior vice president, private banking (Post Oak); and BRANDON CHILDS has been elected vice president, private banking (Sugarland). Permian Basin: MARYANN MARTIN has been elected vice president, corpo- rate banking (Faudree). WITCHER BONDURANT STEVE MARTIN DOOLEN RAMSEY Rio Grande Valley: RICK RAMIREZ has been promoted to vice president, public finance (Valley Alamo).