Jeff Austin, III, Vice Chairman of the board, recently announced the career promotions of two Jacksonville employees – Nathan Jones to Executive Vice President and Crystal Bateman to Banking Officer.
The promotions were approved at the March 9, 2010 Board of Directors meeting in Jacksonville.
“Each of these employees is a true professional who is dedicated to giving our customers exceptional service,” said Austin. “We are proud to have them as members of the Austin Bank team.”
Nathan Jones, Executive Vice President, is the Regional President for the Cherokee County Region supervising two offices in Jacksonville and others in Rusk, Troup and Bullard. Jones joined Austin Bank in 1990 as a commercial lender.
Jones graduated from Bryan High School, and earned a BBA from Texas A&M. He is a graduate of the Austin Bank Leadership Class III, as well as the Southwest Graduate School of Banking. Previous banking experience includes having worked for First Interstate Bank of Marble Falls and Allied Bank of Texas in Houston.
Jones was recognized in 2009 as Jacksonville’s Outstanding Businessman of the Year, 2009-2010 Drive Chairman for Cherokee County United Fund, and has contributed to his community by being involved in several groups such as Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, JEDCO, Rotary Club, Boy Scouts, First United Methodist Church, Crisis Center, and a host of other civic endeavors.
A resident of Jacksonville, Jones and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Jonathan and Christopher.
Crystal Bateman, Banking Officer, is a portfolio manager in the Austin Bank Jacksonville Main office. Bateman began her career in banking with Austin Bank in 2004 as a teller for the Whitehouse office. From there she transferred to Jacksonville to the position of loan assistant working with Regional President, Nathan Jones. Prior to joining the bank she was employed with a CPA firm in Tyler.
Bateman is a graduate of Rusk High School, and earned a BBA from UT Tyler with a degree in finance. She is a graduate of the Austin Bank Community Lending School as well as the Jacksonville Leadership Program.
Crystal and her husband, Jarrod, have two children, Brilyn and Walker.
Austin Bank, a community bank with headquarters in Jacksonville, Texas, has in excess of $1 billion in assets with 27 offices in nine counties throughout East Texas. More information about the bank can be found at www.austinbank.com.
Released March 2010
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