ABILENE,
Texas, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- First
Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) has named Dan Summerford as Executive Vice President,
Director of Middle Market Banking. This bank wide
position brings in a seasoned veteran from the corporate banking
sector to provide further guidance and leadership for the Bank's
commercial banking division.
"We are excited to welcome Dan to our company as he brings a
wealth of expertise that will greatly enhance our existing
commercial banking team. His years of leadership with
previous institutions will be invaluable as we look to strengthen
our corporate banking efforts, which continues to bring in
long-lasting profitable relationships to the Bank." said
David Bailey, Chief Banking Officer
of First Financial.
Summerford joins the Bank after most recently serving as
Managing Director, Head of Houston Commercial Banking for East West
Bank. He began his banking career in 1994 with Wells Fargo
Bank and over the past 30 years, has held several senior and
executive management positions over corporate and middle market
banking with various financial institutions, primarily in the
Southeast Texas market.
In addition to his contributions to banking, Dan has also been
an active member of the community, most recently serving on the
Board of Trustees of the Cypress Fairbanks Educational Foundation
and as a board member of the Katy
(West Houston) Area Economic
Development Council. He holds a bachelor's degree
from Texas Tech University and is a
graduate of the Western States School of Banking at the
University of New Mexico.
About First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Headquartered in Abilene,
Texas, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. is a financial
holding company that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First
Financial Bank, operates multiple banking regions with 79 locations
in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Bryan,
Burleson, College Station, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, Conroe, Cut and Shoot, Decatur, Eastland, El
Campo, Fort Worth,
Franklin, Fulshear, Glen
Rose, Granbury,
Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Lumberton, 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 and
Asset Management Company, 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, please visit our
website at http://www.ffin.com.
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