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Sean Murphy has been HOUSTON for general management and market-
promoted to senior vice Tim Sullivan, business ing of each the bank’s 15 locations
president of HomeTown development executive throughout Texas.
Bank. He joined the at Deluxe Strategic
bank as manager of the Sourcing, celebrated his Wyatt Leavell was hired
Pearland branch and as executive vice presi-
loan officer when it opened in 2012. 35th anniversary with dent and chief opera-
the company. Through-
He holds a business management out his sales career, he has covered tions officer at Centenni-
degree from the University of most of the state and enjoys helping al Bank. With nearly 15
Houston at Clear Lake and has 15 Texas community banks remain years of experience, he
years of banking experience. will oversee the bank’s daily opera-
competitive. tions, facilities and retail banking, as
GROESBECK well as serve on the board of directors
LONGVIEW and executive leadership team.
Terry Cearly has been Leavell holds a finance degree from
named Farmers State Ann Marie Brown has Texas Christian University and an
Bank CEO and vice- been promoted to MBA from Texas Tech University.
chair of the board. With president of Texas Bank
nearly 30 years of and Trust’s Forney SAN ANTONIO
banking experience, he market. She joined the
joined Farmers State Bank in 2017 as bank in April 2016 as Bruce E. Toppin III joined
executive vice president and chief vice president in its Terrell branch. Langley & Banack as a
operations officer. He previously She has 29 years of experience in the shareholder in its San
served as chief operations officer and financial services industry. Antonio office. His
chief financial officer at Brazos Jeff Wyatt has been practice concentrates on
Valley Bank, which was acquired by promoted to senior vice representing banks,
American Momentum in 2013. He is president and chief thrifts and other financial institutions
a graduate of Texas Tech University. on corporate and regulatory matters.
information officer at He is a frequent speaker and author on
Texas Bank and Trust.
HAPPY a wide variety of topics relating to
He joined the bank in
Robert Gottlich was May 2017 as assistant chief informa- corporate, bank regulatory and
securities matters. Toppin holds a
named Happy State tion officer. Previously, he served as bachelor’s degree in business adminis-
Bank market president chief information officer, informa- tration from Texas Tech University and
of the region extending tion security officer and IT systems a juris doctorate from St. Mary’s
from Dallas/Fort Worth consultant at Coastal States Bank. University School of Law. He serves on
to Abilene. With more Wyatt has a bachelor’s degree in
than 17 years of banking experience, industrial and systems engineering the IBAT Leadership Division board
and is president of Region 7.
he has served as president of the Fort from Georgia Tech and a master’s
Worth market during his four-year degree in information security and
tenure with the bank. assurance from Western Governors STERLING CITY
University. Scot Long has been
Tanya Cowgill was named promoted to president
president of Happy State LUBBOCK and chief operating
Bank’s Allen branch. She officer of The First
has been serving as vice C. Brett McDowell has National Bank of
president of sales at been promoted to Sterling City. He joined
GoldStar Trust Co., a president of Centennial
division of Happy State Bank. A Bank and will continue the bank in 1986 after graduating
from Texas Tech with a degree in
graduate of Texas A&M University, to office out of the agriculture economics. He most
Cowgill has 20-plus years of banking bank’s corporate recently served as executive vice
experience and has earned the headquarters in downtown Lubbock. president and was appointed to the
certified treasury professional He joined the bank in 2007 and most board of directors in 2017. Long is a
designation from the Association of recently served as executive vice graduate of the Texas Tech School of
Financial Professionals. president and chief lending officer. Banking and has served on the IBAT
McDowell will remain responsible
Leadership Division board.

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