HOUSTON, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass recently
announced that Mark W. Montgomery
has been appointed Houston City President for the bank's Commercial
Banking unit. Montgomery assumed the position from Jim Recer, who became Director of Asset Recovery
Management and Solutions.
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As Houston City President, Montgomery is responsible for
Commercial Banking, Large Middle Market, Commercial Real Estate and
Residential Real Estate. In addition to those
responsibilities, Montgomery also assumes the role of Chairman of
the bank's Houston Advisory Board of Directors.
"Mark's performance as Manager of the Houston Commercial Banking
Group for BBVA Compass has been stellar," said Rafael Bustillo, executive vice president and
head of Corporate Banking. "With the expertise and knowledge of the
market that he has honed in his 25 years in banking, Mark was a
natural selection to lead our team in Houston. I look forward to seeing our presence
in the Houston market continue to
grow under his leadership as we work together to provide industry
leading products and services."
Prior to joining BBVA Compass in August of 2008, Montgomery
served in line and leadership capacities in Commercial Banking at
Bank of America. Most recently, Montgomery was Sales
Performance Executive for the Midwest and Southwest Region, which
included integrating the business processes related to sales for
the recently acquired La Salle Bank. All told, Montgomery has
over 25 years of banking experience, having begun his career at
Allied Bank in Houston in 1984.
A native of Texas, Montgomery
graduated from the University of Texas,
Austin and is active in many civic activities including
serving on the Advisory Boards for Rice Alliance and Center for
Leadership Development at the College of
Biblical Studies.
Montgomery resides in Houston
and is married with three children.
ABOUT BBVA COMPASS
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that
operates 724 branches including 387 in Texas, 92 in Alabama, 65 in California, 77 in Arizona, 45 in Florida, 36 in Colorado and 22 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass is the 15th largest
U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share and ranks among
the largest banks in Texas (4th),
Alabama (3rd) and Arizona (5th). Additional information
concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website
www.bbvacompass.com.
BBVA Compass is a subsidiary of Compass Bancshares, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) (MAD: BBVA). BBVA is a
financial services group with more than $785
billion in total assets, 48 million clients, 7,600 branches
and approximately 104,000 employees in more than 30 countries. BBVA
ranks among the top 20 largest financial institutions in the world
based on market capitalization and 20th in Global Finance
magazine's list of the "World's 50 Safest Banks" for 2009. BBVA
provides its customers around the world with a full range of
financial services, including commercial and wholesale banking,
retail banking services, consumer loans, mortgages, credit cards,
securities brokerage, wealth management, pension plan management
and insurance. The BBVA Group maintains a leadership position in
Spain, Mexico, Latin
America and the Sunbelt Region of the United States as well as operations in
China, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Editor's Note:
BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank and a trademark
of Compass Bancshares, Inc.
SOURCE BBVA Compass