ABILENE,
Texas, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of First Financial Bank, Bryan/College Station Region has
announced the promotions of Nora
Thompson to Board Chair and CEO and Austin Bryan to Regional President. The
announcement was made by Ron Butler,
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of First
Financial Bankshares, Inc.
"We are very fortunate to have great leaders with strong banking
expertise in our Bryan/College
Station region in Nora
Thompson and Austin Bryan. We
look forward to their continued leadership to grow our bank in a
dynamic market," Butler said.
Nora has more than 30 years of experience in the financial
services and mortgage industries in Bryan and College
Station and has been serving as the President and CEO of
First Financial Bank, Bryan/College Station Region since 2021. She
is a 2001 graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
at the Cox School of Business at Southern
Methodist University. In the Brazos Valley community, Nora
is a board member for Baylor Scott
& White Health and serves on the board of the Brazos Valley
Fair and Rodeo.
Austin is a fourth-generation banker and a graduate of Bryan
High School. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in
Finance from Texas A&M University
in 1995. Austin is also a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate
School of Banking at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. His previous role
was Executive Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager of
First Financial Bank, Bryan/College Station Region, and he earned
the RMA Credit Risk Certified designation. Austin's community
involvement includes the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos
Valley, Bryan/College Station
Chamber of Commerce, Bryan Rotary Club, United Way of the Brazos
Valley, and the Bryan Business Council.
About First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Headquartered in Abilene,
Texas, First Financial Bankshares is a financial holding
company that, through its 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, Keller, Kingwood, Lumberton, 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. First Financial Bankshares, Inc., also operates First
Financial Trust & Asset Management Company, with nine
locations, and First Technology Services, Inc., a technology
operating company.
First Financial Bankshares, Inc., is listed on The NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the trading symbol FFIN. For more information
about First Financial Bankshares, Inc., 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 management of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (the
"Company"), 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 website 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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