Veteran Colorado Banking Team Joins Bank SNB
15 December 2015 - 5:19AM
Colorado banking veteran Matt Cassell and a team of commercial
bankers have joined Bank SNB to manage the bank’s Colorado
presence. In October, Bank SNB acquired First Commercial Bank,
which marked the $2.3 billion regional bank’s entry into Colorado.
Joe Short and Jeff Jones accompany Cassell in his move to Bank
SNB from another Colorado-based bank. Other Bank SNB commercial
team members include Jim Pefanis in Denver and Bill Casey in
Colorado Springs. The group has more than 70 years of combined
banking experience in the state and has produced more than $1
billion in loans over the past two decades, including some
high-profile, Denver-area projects.
“Our team was drawn to Bank SNB because of the positive,
‘can-do’ culture along with the friendly, helpful and experienced
bankers we met along the way. We believe the bank’s size, resources
and products will allow us to meet the needs of the Colorado
market,” said Cassell. “In a state that values innovation, I
believe Bank SNB brings a fresh approach – a customer-centered
philosophy, broad lending capacity, great products and a credit
culture that are a perfect fit for Colorado.”
Colorado is a crowded banking market that has historically been
dominated by small community banks and large national ones. “Bank
SNB’s regional size and many in-market decision-making processes
allow us to be nimble and more responsive,” said Cassell.
“Bank SNB is able to provide clients more focused attention than
larger banks that are often volume-driven, but we have greater
resources and capabilities to help clients grow than smaller
community banks do,” said Mark Funke, president and chief executive
officer of Bank SNB. “I’m confident Matt and his team are the right
people to introduce Colorado to Bank SNB and showcase all we have
to offer.”
Matt Cassell brings 20 years of experience in Colorado banking
to his new role as Bank SNB’s Colorado market president. At
previous banks, he was recognized as a top producer, has managed
high-performing commercial teams and served as the face of the
market.
Joe Short is a senior vice president and senior commercial
banker with more than 14 years of banking experience in the state.
He has focused on commercial real estate and commercial and
industrial lending.
Jeff Jones is a senior vice president and senior commercial
banker. For nearly two decades, Jones has served as a commercial
relationship manager at other Colorado-based banks.
Jim Pefanis is a senior vice president and commercial banker
with more than 20 years of commercial banking and finance
experience, specifically in commercial real estate and
healthcare-related lending. He has lived in Colorado since
2001.
Bill Casey has worked in banking since 1998 developing and
maintaining a commercial loan portfolio. As a senior vice president
and senior commercial banker for Bank SNB, Casey will be
responsible for originating commercial loans and lines of credit,
as well as commercial real estate financing in the Colorado Springs
area.
About Bank SNB
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Bank SNB, an
Oklahoma state banking corporation. Through Bank SNB, Southwest
offers commercial and consumer lending, deposit and investment
services, specialized cash management, and other financial services
from offices in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and on the
Internet, through Bank SNB DirectBanker®. Southwest was organized
in 1981 as the holding company for Bank SNB, which was chartered in
1894. For more information, visit www.oksb.com or
www.banksnb.com.
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CONTACT:
Mark W. Funke
President & CEO
Joe T. Shockley, Jr.
EVP & CFO
(405) 372-2230
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