Friday, August 14, 2009

Stuart Meisenheimer Joins Austin Bank Jacksonville

Stuart Meisenheimer, a Lending Officer, has recently joined the Austin Bank Jacksonville downtown office as an Assistant Vice President in its Loan Department.

“We are pleased to welcome Stuart, who has been lending for three years at our Cumberland Park location in South Tyler. We are excited about his enthusiasm, work ethic and desire to get involved in the community,” said Regional President Nathan Jones. “Stuart brings a solid banking background; and the citizens of Jacksonville and Cherokee County will find Stuart attentive and responsive to their banking needs.”

Meisenheimer, who has seven years banking experience, started with Austin Bank in 2002 as a teller, and later became a Credit Analyst in the bank’s Central Loan Division. In 2006, he was promoted to a Community Lender at Austin Bank’s Downtown Tyler location, and later transferred to the Cumberland Park location when it opened in 2007. Meisenheimer previously worked two years at Woodhaven National Bank in Fort Worth assisting with the development of an Analyst Department.

Meisenheimer is a graduate of Gladewater High School and Stephen F. Austin State University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.
He also received a diploma from The American Bankers Association in Personal Banking and Consumer Lending.

Meisenheimer, son of long time East Texas banker, George Meisenheimer, resides in Tyler. He and his wife, Jamie, a teacher at TISD have one daughter, Kaitlynn.

Meisenheimer has been an active member of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. From 2007-2009 he was a member of Chamber’s Contact Club; and was the recipient of the club’s Production Award in 2008 and Contractor of the Month Award in 2009. Meisenheimer was also a member of TACC Governmental Affairs Committee from 2008-2009. He is a graduate of Leadership Tyler Class 21; and served as Chairperson of the Leadership Tyler IT Committee and its Selection Committee for Classes 22 and 23. Meisenheimer is a current member of the Stephen F. Austin Alumni Association and a participant in the Stephen F. Austin Mentor Program.

We invite you to come by the downtown Jacksonville main office and meet Stuart. He will be happy to help you with your loan and deposit needs.

Austin Bank is a community bank headquartered in Jacksonville, Texas with assets in excess of $1 billion. Bank offices are located in 28 East Texas locations within 18 cities and nine counties. Austin Bank is locally owned and operated by the Austin Family who is celebrating 100 years of service in the Texas banking industry.

More information about Austin Bank can be found on the bank’s website at www.austinbank.com


(Released August 2009)