HOUSTON, Aug. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. ("Allegiance") (NASDAQ:ABTX), the holding company of Allegiance Bank, today announced the addition of Dr. Robert Ivany to Allegiance's Board of Directors.
Dr. Ivany recently retired as President of the University of St. Thomas, a position he held since 2004. Prior to that, Dr. Ivany served as an adjunct professor in Executive Education at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. Dr. Ivany's background also includes a distinguished career in the military culminating in the rank of Major General in the Army; service as Army Aide to President Reagan and Commandant of the U.S. Army War College. Dr. Ivany sits on the Red River Athletic Conference Board and is the immediate past Chairman of the Board for the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas. He also served on the Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation Board of Directors from 2004 to 2009.
“I am very pleased that Bob has agreed to join our Board,” said George Martinez, Allegiance’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Bob is well known in the Houston community for his leadership at St. Thomas and experience working with the younger generation, as well as his involvement with Houston philanthropic and veterans organizations. He will be an asset to us as we strive to grow to $5.0 billion in assets in the next few years."
Dr. Ivany added, “Allegiance Bank's commitment to the individuals, families and businesses of the greater Houston area explains their impressive growth over the past ten years. I thank George and the rest of the Board for this wonderful opportunity to join them as they continue to serve our community with innovation and integrity, and I am eager to support Allegiance as we work to enhance shareholder value.”
About Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. is a $2.72 billion asset Houston, Texas-based bank holding company. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Allegiance Bank, Allegiance provides a diversified range of commercial banking services primarily to Houston metropolitan area-based small to medium-sized businesses and individual customers. Allegiance’s unique super-community banking strategy was designed to foster strong customer relationships while benefiting from a platform and scale that is competitive with larger local and regional banks. Allegiance Bank operates 16 full-service banking locations and one loan production office in the Houston metropolitan area. Visit www.allegiancebank.com for more information.
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