ABILENE, Texas, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of First Financial Bank, N.A., has announced the
promotion of David W. Bailey to
Executive Vice President and Senior Lender for the Abilene Region.
In addition, Candi Kanady was
promoted to Eastland Division President. Bailey will continue to
serve as Chairman and CEO of the Eastland Division. Both
announcements were made by Ron
Butler, Chairman and CEO of First Financial Bank,
Abilene.
"We are extremely proud to welcome David back to Abilene in this important role. David
has consistently demonstrated his commitment to our Bank, our
customers and our communities," said Butler. "We are
fortunate to have Candi in place to lead our Eastland Division as
David transitions to his new responsibilities in the Abilene
Region."
Bailey holds a bachelor of business administration degree in
finance from McMurry University. He joined First Financial
Bankshares in Abilene as a
commercial lending credit analyst in 2004 and became Vice President
of the First Financial Bank Stephenville Region in 2006. He
was elected Senior Vice President of the Eastland Division in
July 2008 and was promoted to
Executive Vice President in 2012 and to the Eastland Division's
President in 2016. He is a graduate of the Southwest Graduate
School of Banking at Southern Methodist
University in 2014 and from FFIN University, the Company's
internal management school, in 2015. Bailey is volunteer music
director and past finance committee chairman and administrative
council chair for First United Methodist Church in Eastland.
Bailey is also a member of the board of trustees of McMurry University, board member and vice president
of the Eastland Chamber of Commerce, board member of the Eastland
Community Foundation, and an active member of the Eastland Lion's
Club.
Kanady graduated from Eastland High
School and then Tarleton State
University with a bachelor of business administration
degree. She began her career at First Financial as a
part-time teller in 2001, processed real estate loans for several
years and has been the Eastland Division's mortgage lender for more
than ten years. She was promoted to Senior Vice President of
mortgage and commercial lending in 2015 and to Executive Vice
President earlier this year. She is also a 2019 graduate of
FFIN University, the Company's internal management school.
Kanady is a member of the Eastland Rotary Club and served as
treasurer of the club for six years. Other civic involvement
includes the Eastland Garden and Civic Club.
About First Financial Bank, N.A.
First Financial Bank, N.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary of First
Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN). Headquartered in
Abilene, Texas, First Financial
Bankshares, Inc. is a financial holding company that through its
subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., operates multiple banking
regions with 78 locations in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Bryan,
Burleson, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, College
Station, Conroe, Cut and
Shoot, Decatur, Eastland,
El Campo, Fort Worth, Fulshear, Glen
Rose, Granbury,
Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Keller, Kingwood, Magnolia, Mauriceville, Merkel, Midlothian, Mineral
Wells, Montgomery,
Moran, New Waverly, Newton, Odessa, Orange, Palacios, Port
Arthur, Ranger,
Rising Star, Roby, San
Angelo, Southlake,
Spring, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Tomball, Trent, Trophy
Club, Vidor, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Willis, and Willow
Park. The Company also operates First Financial Trust &
Asset Management Company, N.A., with nine locations and First
Technology Services, Inc., a technology operating company.
The Company is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under
the trading symbol FFIN. For more information about First
Financial Bankshares, please visit our website at
http://www.ffin.com.
Certain statements contained herein may be considered
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the
belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made
beyond information currently available to the Company's management,
and may be, but not necessarily are, identified by such words as
"expect", "plan", "anticipate", "target", "forecast" and
"goal". Because such "forward-looking statements" are subject
to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's expectations include competition from
other financial institutions and financial holding companies; the
effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and
laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve
Board; changes in the demand for loans; fluctuations in value of
collateral and loan reserves; inflation, interest rate, market and
monetary fluctuations; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and
savings habits; and acquisitions and integration of acquired
businesses, and similar variables. Other key risks are
described in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which may be obtained under "Investor
Relations-Documents/Filings" on the Company's Web site or by
writing or calling the Company at 325.627.7155. Except as otherwise
stated in this news announcement, the Company does not undertake
any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements because of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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