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Comerica Names Veteran Banking Exec as Chief Investment Officer

by | Apr 23, 2025
Eric Teal will provide enterprise-wide leadership of investment strategy, portfolio construction, and enhancement of the Comerica Investment Management brand, Comerica said.
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Legacy Bank & Trust Appoints Senior VP/Director of Treasury Management Sales
by | Sep 6, 2024
Jorge Marín has more than 30 years of experience in banking relationship management, specializing in business development, sales, and client portfolio management, the bank said.
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Dallas-based Comerica Bank Announces Executive Moves
by | Mar 22, 2024
Larry Franco has been named EVP, national director of Retail Banking & Operations, succeeding Rhonda Davenport, who's retiring in April after 36 years at Comerica. Also, Tim Maiden has been named SVP, group manager for Comerica's Southern Dallas banking team.
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Former Morgan Stanley Global Chairman to Join CBRE Board
by | Feb 23, 2024
Guy Metcalfe was a managing director and member of Morgan Stanley’s investment banking executive committee. He led its real estate investment banking business for more than two decades before retiring as global chairman on Jan. 31.
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‘TechFin’ Alkami Launches Engagement AI Predictive Model for Financial Services

by | Aug 28, 2023

Plano-based fintech Alkami Technology Inc. has launched a first-of-its kind Engagement AI Model via its AI Predictive Modeling solution that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Alkami’s proprietary Key Lifestyle Indicators.

The model empowers financial institutions to identify account holders who demonstrate behaviors most likely to lead to retention and account growth, and increase their engagement with products, service offerings, and digital channels, said the cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S....

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Comerica Inc. Adds Noted Business Leaders to Board of Directors
by | Jul 28, 2023

Arthur Angulo and Alan Gardner have been appointed to the Comerica Inc. board of directors, the Dallas-based banking company announced.

“The experience and expertise that Art and Alan bring from their respective fields make them highly valuable additions to our board of directors,” Curt Farmer, chairman, president and CEO of Comerica Inc.,...

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VALID Systems Adds 2 Innovative Leaders to Expand its Product Suite
by | May 5, 2023
Donna Cichani, a former exec with JPMorgan Chase & Co, has come aboard as senior vice president of product management, and Gaurav Jain, a former senior product manager at Capital One, has joined VALID as senior vice president of credit and product innovation.
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Comerica Bank Boosts Small Business Efforts with New Regional Leadership Positions
by | Mar 16, 2023

Dallas-based Comerica Bank is bolstering its Small Business Banking segment with the appointment of three regional directors and announced the debut of several digital solutions throughout the year, focusing on payments and access to convenient capital....

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Comerica Inc. Promotes Three Executives to Newly Established Positions

by | Jan 25, 2023

Dallas-based Comerica Inc.is promoting three executives to newly established positions, effective Jan. 27.

Peter Sefzik, executive vice president, executive director of Commercial Bank, will assume the role of senior executive vice president and chief banking officer. Megan Crespi, EVP, chief enterprise technology and operations services officer, will become senior EVP, chief operating officer....

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First Foundation Inc. Announces Leadership Moves at the Top
by | Nov 21, 2022

Dallas-based First Foundation Inc. announced Monday that Chief Executive Officer Scott F. Kavanaugh has been named president of First Foundation Inc. and First Foundation Bank.

First Foundation Inc. is a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank.

“Enhancing Scott’s position to include the role of President is the most suitable, long-term transition for the organization,” lead independent director Max Briggs said in a statement....

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Comerica Names SVP, Retail Regional Director for North Texas, Arizona, Florida
by | Nov 14, 2022

Dallas-based banking giant Comerica Bank announced that Andrew Raines has been named its senior vice president, retail regional director for the North Texas, Arizona, and Florida Region....

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Chase Opens Its First Texas Community Center Branch in Oak Cliff
by | Mar 25, 2021
“Dallas is a city that booms north of I-30. Unfortunately, if you live south of I-30 all too often you only hear rumors of that boom,” Dr. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, said during Thursday's opening. “JPMorgan Chase is actively being a bridge builder. It is a repairer of the breach.”

The community branch plans to help Black and Latinx consumers open bank accounts and start businesses as part of Chase's $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity and provide economic opportunities to underserved communities.
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What Banking Can Teach Education

There’s power in giving customers control of their data, write JP Morgan Chase’s Anne Motsenbocker and Garland ISD’s Rick Lopez. That idea could revolutionize education.
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DI People: Match Group, MoneyGram, AVIO Consulting, and Comerica Make Leadership Moves
by | Jan 28, 2020
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves, you’ll also find news from PrimeLending, RealFoundations, Higginbotham, Ryan, Women’s Foodservice Forum, and more.
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Follow the Money: MoneyGram Gets $50M Investment, LegacyTexas Makes $2.1B Bank Merger
by | Jun 20, 2019
You’ll also find news about Wildcat Capital Management, 4WEB Medical, Invitation Homes, TPG, Archeio Technologies, Higginbotham, and BARBRI Inc. in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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