SUNFLOWER BANK - Key Persons
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- Treasury Management Officer / North Texas
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Private Banker / Scottsdale / View Full Bio / 480.676.6652
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
Brian Walsh joined Sunflower Bank in 2020 and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. Brian received his BS in Finance & Accounting with a Minor in Economics from Oklahoma State University and graduated with his MBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University. Additionally, he is a Certified Public Accountant.
Brian has over 20 years in the banking industry, including Texas Capital Bank, Legacy Texas (now Prosperity Bank), Bank of Texas and Comerica Bank. Brian has a 30-year career in various leadership roles in financial services, public accounting, and operating companies. He has held leadership positions in finance, risk, operations, and strategic planning as well as board positions. During his career, he has financed numerous acquisitions of operating companies as well as asset pools. Industry expertise includes working with digital infrastructure, technology, consumer finance companies, enterprise value lending, and asset-based transactions, both domestically and internationally. In addition, he has significant experience assisting operating companies with capital raises and operating efficiency.
Brian is a member of the Texas Irish Cycling Club which raises funds for organizations like Genesis Women's Shelter & Support and FARA Ride Ataxia. Brian is also an active member of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
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- Wealth Management Account Administrator
- Wealth Management Administration
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Chief Banking Officer / Eastern Banking
Cecil G. Edwards, Jr. joined Sunflower Bank in April 2023 as a Chief Banking Officer leading multiple markets throughout the organization. His over 40 years of experience in the banking industry includes management and building of lines of businesses, client relationships, and corporate finance teams spanning across geographies. As an executive leader, Cecil focuses on organizational strategic planning and development and building business across multiple lines and markets. He received his B.B.A. in finance and M.B.A. both from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and is also a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Cecil holds Series 79 and 63 securities licenses that are currently inactive.
Historically, Cecil's community involvement includes serving on the board of directors of Baylor/Scott & White's HealthCare System Foundation, and the School of Management at University of Texas at Dallas. He has also served on the executive committees and as chairman of the boards of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Criswell College in Dallas and the Dallas Life Foundation. Cecil has also served his church as co-chair of the Building Committee, member of the Finance and the Wills and Trusts committees and as a Deacon. He has also been a past board member of the Health industry Council of Texas, the Dallas Central Business District and the African American Museum in Dallas.
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- Chief Banking Officer / Western Banking
Chris Rude joined Sunflower Bank in July 2019 and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer for the Western Commercial Banking line of business. He has diverse experience in commercial and business banking, credit portfolio management and retail banking. Throughout his career he has held increasingly responsible leadership roles at national and regional banks. Chris specializes in providing complete relationship services to support customers' financial operations through a full spectrum of financing and cash management tools. He has 20 years of combined retail and commercial banking experience in both the Chicago and Arizona markets.
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- Senior Private Banker / Kansas City
Cindy is a well-versed and experienced private banking professional with expertise across personal and business banking, loans, investment management, financial planning, trust services, and estate planning. She has spent the last 13 years as a Private Banking Client Manager, working with high-net worth individuals and families. Cindy began her career with eight years in Corporate Trust Administration, before focusing on wealth services for philanthropic businesses for the next 10 years. She earned her Undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and her MBA from Rockhurst University.
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- Treasury Management Officer / Retail Banking
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- Treasury Management Sales Manager
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- Treasury Management Officer / Houston / Sugar Land
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- Wealth Management Regional Manager
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Chief Credit Officer
- Executive Vice President
Jennifer Norris currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Sunflower Bank, a position she has held since 2020. Before that, from 1997 to 2019, Ms. Norris held various roles at Wells Fargo Bank, most recently serving as Loan Team Manager for the Credit Resolution Group, Senior Vice President, a position she held for ten years. Before joining Wells Fargo, Ms. Norris was Vice President, Credit Products Manager at Specialized Industries Risk Management from 2001 to 2004.
Ms. Norris holds an undergraduate degree from Lipscomb University and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University. Additionally, Ms. Norris holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is active within the CFA Institute. Ms. Norris is an active member of her local community serving in various volunteer and leadership roles within Boy Scouts of America, CitySquare, Highland Park ISD PTAs, Junior League of Dallas, as well as other local philanthropies.
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer / West Valley / Peoria
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer / Scottsdale
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- Trust & Fiduciary Professionals
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- Chief Administrative Officer
- Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of FirstSun Capital Bancorp
Laura Frazier currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of FirstSun Capital Bancorp and Sunflower Bank, positions she has held since 2013. Before that, from 2010 to 2013, Laura served as the Deputy Director of Human Resources for the Department of Developmental Disabilities for the State of Ohio. Before that, she spent eight years as the Director of Labor Relations for the same governmental agency.
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- Treasury Management Director
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- Wealth Management Account Administrator
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- Wealth Management Administrative Manager
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Wealth Management Account Administrator
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- Senior Trust Officer / Denver
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- Senior Vice President, Commercial and Private Banking / Denver
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- Wealth Advisor / Western Kansas
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Wealth Management Account Administrator
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- Treasury Management Officer
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- Treasury Management Officer