Paris Community Banker Elected to Independent Bankers Association of Texas Board of Directors

Liberty National Bank of Paris’ Dillon Cecil Holds Leadership Position with Largest State Community Banking Association in the Nation

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) is proud to announce the addition of Dillon Cecil, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty National Bank in Paris, to its board of directors for a three-year term of 2024-27. Cecil was elected to this position during the association’s 50th annual convention held October 5-8 in San Antonio.

Cecil is a Paris native and a graduate of Paris High School. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin – Red McCombs School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with his studies focused on financial markets and banking. He also attended Texas Tech School of Banking, IBAT Bank Lending Institute and SMU Southwestern Graduate School of Banking where he graduated with special distinction in leadership and placed first in the graduating class in the bank performance simulation. Cecil started his banking career at TIB, N.A. in 2014 as a credit analyst/lending officer. He was later promoted in 2020 as a Senior Vice President.

In his role on the IBAT board, Cecil joins other new directors Jay Bearden of Legend Bank in Decatur, Lee Haggard of First National Bank of Trinity, Michelle Hodge of Industry Bancshares, and Mark Long of First Commercial Bank in Seguin.

Austin-based IBAT represents almost 5,000 banks and branches in more than 700 Texas communities. Additional information about the new board of directors can be found at www.ibat.org.

About the Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Formed in 1974, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) represents Texas community banks. The Austin-based group is the largest state community banking organization in the nation with membership comprised of almost 5,000 banks and branches in more than 700 Texas communities. Providing safe and responsible financial services to all Texans, IBAT member bank assets range in size from $28 million to $51 billion with combined assets statewide of $296 billion. IBAT member banks are committed to supporting and investing in their local communities.