Sector: Financials
Director information for FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Poutra | Managing Partner and Principal | ["technology executive","extensive background in cloud computing","enterprise architecture","artificial intelligence"] | ["Risk"] | 2026 | |
| David L. Copeland | Chairman | ["Designated financial expert of the Audit Committee","President of the Shelton Family Foundation","Director of the Bank","Former director of Harte-Hanks, Inc.","Graduate of Abilene Christian University","Retired certified public accountant","Chartered financial analyst"] | ["Audit","Executive","Risk","Nominating/Corporate Governance"] | 2026 | |
| Eli Jones Ph.D. | Director | ["Professor of Marketing","Dean Emeritus of Mays Business School","public company board experience","marketing and sales experience","strategic planning","experience in higher education"] | ["Compensation","Audit"] | 2026 | |
| F. Scott Dueser | Executive Chairman; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and First Financial Bank | ["financial services experience","lending expertise","oil and gas expertise","asset-liability management","risk management","operations management","strategic planning"] | ["Executive"] | 2026 | |
| Geoff Haney | Director | ["strong agricultural, accounting, lending and financial skills","CEO and partner of Cape & Son","Dean of the School of Business at McMurry University","lead director on advisory board of the Bank’s Abilene Region"] | ["Audit"] | 2026 | |
| J. Kyle McVey | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer First Financial Bank and Investor Relations Director | 39 | ["Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Investor Relations Director of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.","Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bank since July 2025"] | [] | 2026 |
| John J. Ruzicka | Chief Banking Operations Officer | 68 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Operations Officer First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and First Financial Bank since October 2025","Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.","Chairman, President, and CEO of First Financial Technology Services, Inc."] | [] | 2026 |
| Kade L. Matthews | President of the Ruth and Percy Jones Foundation | ["Excellent agriculture and wealth management experience","Local knowledge of economic trends","Compensation and benefits experience","Corporate governance experience"] | ["Compensation","Risk"] | 2026 | |
| Lon A. Biebighauser | President, First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company | 45 | ["Executive Vice President and Abilene Regional President since 2023","Executive Vice President and Abilene Office Manager since 2017"] | [] | 2026 |
| Lota S. Zoth | New Nominee to the Board of Directors | ["Certified Public Accountant","Chief Financial Officer of MedImmune, Inc.","member of the board of directors of eleven biotechnology product development companies","significant financial and accounting experience in biotechnology, technology, and not-for-profit roles","previous tenure as a public company executive and board member"] | ["audit committee","compensation committee","finance committee","nominating & governance committee","strategic transaction committee"] | 2026 | |
| Mike B. Denny | Director | ["Owner and President of Batjer and Associates, LLC with over 50 years in the mechanical contracting industry","Vice President and Partner in Batjer Services, LLC","Graduate of the University of Texas in Austin with a degree in finance","Experience in finance and construction lending"] | ["Audit"] | 2026 | |
| Murray H. Edwards | Director | ["risk management","mergers and acquisitions","strategic planning","agriculture skills","accounting skills","lending skills","financial skills"] | ["Executive","Nominating/Corporate Governance","Risk"] | 2026 | |
| Robert C. Nickles, Jr. | Chairman of the Risk Committee | ["strong financial expertise","strategic planning","real estate","oil and gas manufacturing","investment and lending skills"] | ["Executive","Nominating/Corporate Governance","Risk"] | 2026 | |
| Sally Pope Davis | Director | ["More than 40 years of experience in financial analysis, asset management, and investing within the financial industry","Expertise in shareholder value creation, strategy, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions","Board service with other companies"] | ["Risk","Compensation"] | 2026 | |
| Tim Lancaster | Chairman of the Compensation Committee | ["Significant operational, risk management, strategic planning, and administrative experiences","Corporate governance expertise","Past leadership as CEO of a large hospital system","Strong accounting and management skills","Medical industry expertise","Ten years in the banking industry"] | ["Audit","Compensation","Executive","Nominating/Corporate Governance"] | 2026 | |
| Vianei Lopez Braun | Director | ["Practicing law for more than 30 years","Labor and employment division leader at Decker Jones, P.C.","Honors graduate of Princeton University","Graduate of the University of Texas School of Law","Recognized as a Texas Monthly 'Super Lawyer' in Labor & Employment law","Selected as a 'Top Lawyer' in Labor & Employment law","Earned Certificate on Systemic Cyber Risk from the Digital Directors Network","Achieved Climate Leadership Certification from the Diligent Institute"] | ["Compensation","Risk","Nominating/Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
