Southside Bank in Fort Worth, TX, announced the addition of Kevin Morrison as Vice President of Commercial Lending. Morrison will focus on growing Southside Bank’s commercial client base throughout North Texas.

“Kevin has forged commercial banking relationships with construction equipment dealers and other commercial vendors through his experience in the equipment finance space,” said Mark Drennan, President of Southside Bank’s North Texas region. “With multiple, major construction projects underway in the (Dallas–Fort Worth market), his expertise will greatly benefit existing and prospective clients.”

Morrison comes to Southside from a large regional bank where he was a commercial relationship manager. His responsibilities ranged from managing and expanding customer relationships within the line of business to developing new business with prospective clients.

Morrison earned his B.B.A. in finance and entrepreneurship from Baylor University.

Southside Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Southside Bank, is headquartered in Tyler, TX. With approximately $6.75 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2019, Southside operates 60 branches in East, North, Southeast and Central Texas.