Austin Bank Promotes Richard Solomon to EVP

Jeff Austin, III, Vice Chairman of the Board, recently announced the promotion of Richard Solomon to Executive Vice President.

“Richard is a true professional who is dedicated to giving our customers exceptional service,” said Austin. “We are proud to have him as a member of the Austin Bank team.”

Solomon is the Regional President for the Smith County Region supervising five offices in Tyler and one in Whitehouse. Solomon joined Austin Bank in 1998 as a commercial lender at the South Tyler office on Old Bullard Road.

Solomon graduated from W.T. White High School in Dallas, Texas and went on to earn his BBA from Texas A&M University. He is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU where he received the Outstanding Leadership Award.

With a total of 23 years of banking experience, Solomon has served several different roles including a Commissioned Bank Examiner with the Texas Department of Banking in Austin, Texas, and head of Texas Loan Review Dept. at First Commercial Corporation servicing Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

Community involvement proves to be important to Solomon as he is a member of the Tyler/Smith County A&M Club, the Tyler Chamber of Commerce SporTyler Committee, Vice President of the Robert E. Lee Dugout Club, and a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement. He is also involved in Boy Scouts of America serving as Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 369, as well as coach a for the Tyler Raiders Select High School baseball team.

Richard and his wife, Kelly, have two sons: Adam, a freshman at A&M University, and Matthew, a sophomore at Robert E. Lee High School. He and his family are also active members of Marvin United Methodist Church.

Austin Bank is a community bank with more than $1 billion in assets. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Austin Bank serves the needs of East Texas families and businesses in 27 locations in nine counties. More information about Austin Bank can be found on the bank’s website at www.austinbank.com.