WEATHERFORD, Texas,
April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- The Board of Directors of First Financial Bank, N.A.,
announced the promotion of Justin
Hooper to Chairman, President and CEO of the Weatherford
Region upon the retirement of Jay
Gibbs, effective January 1,
2019.
"Justin's leadership and enthusiasm for outstanding customer
service will serve him well to execute his expanded
responsibilities going forward," said Ron
Butler, Chief Administrative Officer of First Financial
Bankshares, Inc. "We are excited to see another one of our younger
management team members being recognized for their contributions to
our bank and being promoted to a position of more
responsibility."
Hooper holds a bachelors of business administration in finance
from McMurry University and is a
graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State
University. He has more than 25 years of banking experience
and began his career as a loan review analyst with the Company in
Abilene in 1997. Hooper
moved to Weatherford as a
commercial lender in 2004 and named Executive Vice President and
Senior Lender for the Weatherford Region in 2012. He was promoted
to President of the Region in 2017. Hooper serves as a board
member for Weatherford College
Foundation and Trinity Christian Academy and as board president for
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children in
Parker County.
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 73 locations in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Burleson, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, 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 eight 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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