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FIRST FINANCIAL BANK ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS AS PART OF ITS CONTINUED SUCCESSION PLANNING
ABILENE, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of First Financial Bank (the "Bank"), subsidiary of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"ABILENE, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of First Financial Bank (the \"Bank\"), subsidiary of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) (the \"Company\"), has announced the following promotions for the Bank. These promotions are part of the Company's ongoing management succession, which management and the board have been working on for several years.\nJames Alexander has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Banking for the Bank, a position most recently held by David Bailey, President of the Company and the Bank.Chris Evatt has been promoted to the position of Senior Banking Executive, where he will provide executive leadership for the Bank's Southern regions.Rick Vaughan was promoted to Chairman and CEO of the West Texas Region of the Bank, a position previously held by Chris Evatt.Luke Uherik was promoted to Market President of San Angelo and Senior Relationship Manager for the West Texas Region of the Bank.\"These recent promotions reflect our commitment to strong leadership for the future and demonstrate the depth of talent within our organization,\" said David Bailey, President of First Financial. \"Each of these advanced roles align with the management changes we have been implementing over the past few years, ensuring that our organization remains agile and well-positioned for growth. We are confident that each teammate stepping into a new role is prepared to lead with confidence and uphold our tradition of excellence.\"James AlexanderJames Alexander began his career with First Financial in 2018, upon the Bank's acquisition of Commercial State Bank in Kingwood, where he was then serving as president of the bank. James has over 20 years of experience in commercial banking, having begun his career in commercial lending with Compass Bank. He has served in multiple roles since then as Market President of Sterling Bank, President of Commercial State Bank, and Senior Lender of the Kingwood Region of the Bank. In his most recent role of President of the Greater Houston Region of the Bank, James was responsible for overseeing regional operations, driving strategic growth initiatives, and managing commercial lending activities.He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Uni...