Red River Bank recently made several new hires and promotions, including new vice presidents and relationship managers.
Among the bank’s employee moves are Jessie Clark and Henry Schexnayder. Clark, previously with Whitney/Hancock Bank, has joined Red River as vice president, mortgage loan originator. She has been in the lending field for more than 25 years, including owning and operating an independent mortgage company prior to joining Whitney/Hancock.
Schexnayder is moving into the role of relationship manager, business/commercial senior vice president. He previously served as Baton Rouge market president for Whitney Bank.
Also, Brian Wilkinson will be moving into the role of relationship manager, business/commercial vice president at Red River. Wilkinson will focus on building a portfolio of commercial and business banking relationships. He previously worked for Iberia Bank. And Audrey Schmolke will transition into the role of relationship manager, private banking vice president. With a focus on a treasury management throughout her career, which started in 2004 with Fidelity, she has been Red River’s treasury’s management officer since 2013.
In other banking and finance employment news, Carter Leak IV has been elected president of the Bank of St. Francisville. Leak had served as executive vice president of the bank since 2014, and now assumes the role formerly held by his father, Carter Leak III, who cofounded the bank in 1978 and will remain chairman and CEO.
And lastly, Stephen David has been promoted to senior vice president and regional retail manager for Hancock and Whitney Bank’s western region, which includes Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and Houston. David, who was Baton Rouge retail manager, joined the Hancock and Whitney Management Associate Program in 2005.
For more professional moves within the Capital Region, check out the current issue of Business Report. The magazine regularly highlights executive-level promotions and new hires in the Capital Region in its Moving Up section, as well as announcements about developments at area companies in Company News.
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