PARK CITIES FINANCIAL GROUP - Key Persons


Bruce Monroe

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO and Co - Founder of OTB Global Enterprises, Inc
Mr. Monroe is the CEO and Co-Founder of OTB Global Enterprises, Inc. and Lava Petroleum, LLC. Prior thereto, Mr. Monroe was the CEO of the Denkmann family of business. Mr. Monroe has over thirty years of experience in the oil & gas industry, non-hydrocarbon gases, commercial development/construction, timberland management and other real estate industries.

Darren Durrett

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Commercial Banking
Mr. Durrett leads the commercial banking team for Dallas Capital Bank. He has over 24 years of commercial banking experience, providing clients with custom solutions while serving as a trusted advisor. Prior to joining Dallas Capital Bank, Mr. Durrett served as Dallas Market President at Truist Bank (formerly BB&T). Mr. Durrett earned his BBA in Entrepreneurship from Baylor University. He is active in the Dallas community and currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and immediate past Chairman of the Garland ISD Education Foundation.

David Dienes

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Private Banking
Mr. Dienes leads the private banking team for Dallas Capital Bank. With over 25 years of banking experience, he has an established track record of putting clients' needs first as a trusted banking partner, while building and managing strong teams. Prior to joining Dallas Capital Bank, Mr. Dienes served as Market President - Preston Center at Third Coast Bank, and previously served in senior roles in the Dallas market at Pegasus Bank and Bank of Texas. Mr. Dienes earned his BBA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Louisiana State University. Active in the community, Mr. Dienes currently serves as board member and treasurer of the Segue Center and President of the Royal Oaks Country Club Board of Governors.

Donald Powell

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
Mr. Powell served as FDIC Chairman from 2001-2005, and was named by President Bush as the Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding, developing long-term rebuilding plans for the region in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Prior to serving as FDIC Chairman, Don was Chairman, President and CEO of The First National Bank of Amarillo. In December, 2008, Mr. Powell was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest honor a U.S. citizen can receive. He has served on the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System and as Director at Bank of America. He currently serves on the board of Humphreys Capital.

Doug Deason

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
  • President of Deason Capital Services
Mr. Deason is the president of Deason Capital Services, LLC. Additionally, Mr. Deason serves on the board of directors of Adams Extracts & Spices, Lone Star Justice Alliance, Florida Foundation for Correctional Excellence, Ryan, LLC, and Valesco Industries, as well as the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, the Executive Board of The Bobby Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University, and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security at SMU.

Doug Hutt - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board
Mr. Hutt is Chairman and CEO of Dallas Capital Bank, and the bank holding company Park Cities Financial Group. Mr. Hutt is a 30-year veteran banker and formerly an executive of Community Bancorp (CBC), where he led the acquisition of $3 billion Superior Bank. Prior to joining CBC, he was with BBVA Compass, where he held nationwide responsibility for Compass Bank's Corporate and Specialized Industry activities and served as President of Compass Bank, Texas. During his 24-year Bank of America career, Mr. Hutt held a variety of executive level positions including president of Bank of America, Dallas. Mr. Hutt has a long track record of civic engagement, having served on the boards of directors at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas Citizens Council and Goodwill Industries.

Ginny Kissling

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
  • Global President and Chief Operating Officer of Ryan
Ms. Kissling is the Global President and Chief Operating Officer of Ryan, LLC, a global tax services, software, and technology firm providing an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services. As Global President and COO, she leads more than 3,000 employees spanning 70 offices across the globe and is responsible for all aspects of service delivery and global shared services operations as well as strategic and enterprise initiatives. Ms. Kissling has written articles for New York University, Institute on State and Local Taxation, where she is a longstanding member of the School of Continuing Legal Education's State and Local Tax Advisory Board and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation. She is a frequently sought-after speaker and industry thought leader and is actively engaged in the Dallas community volunteering with the National Charity League, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, and North Texas Food Bank, where she currently sits on the board of directors and the executive committee and is chair of the finance committee.

Jason Matthews

Job Titles:
  • Chief Banking Officer
Mr. Matthews is the Chief Banking Officer for Dallas Capital Bank, overseeing Commercial Banking, Private Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Deposit & Treasury Management and Mortgage Warehouse. He has over 20 years of commercial banking experience in Dallas, building and managing various lines of business. Prior to joining Dallas Capital Bank in 2015, Mr. Matthews served as Senior Vice President in F&M Bank's Commercial Lending Group (and its acquirer, Prosperity Bank). Prior to joining F&M Bank in 2011, he served as Vice President in Texas Capital Bank's Corporate Lending Group. Mr. Matthews earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University, and is active in the community currently serving on the Board of Goodwill Industries of Dallas and having previously served on the Board of Forerunner Mentoring Program.

John Thomson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Mortgage Warehouse
Mr. Thomson leads the Mortgage Warehouse division for Dallas Capital Bank. He has over ten years of experience in corporate finance, commercial banking, and mortgage finance. Most recently, Mr. Thomson served as Vice President of Mortgage Warehouse with another institution. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President of Private Equity at Commerce Street Capital. Mr. Thomson began his career as a Uniformed Division Officer with the United States Secret Service in Washington D.C. Mr. Thomson earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) and Bachelor of Arts (History) degrees from Southern Methodist University.

Kyle Weiss

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Middle Market Banking
Mr. Weiss leads the Middle Market Banking group in providing a full suite of banking products and services to North Texas middle market businesses. He has nearly 20 years of banking experience, having previously served in similar roles with BMO and Comerica Bank. Mr. Weiss received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from Oakland University. Mr. Weiss is active in the community, serving as a volunteer for Junior Achievement of Dallas, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and American Red Cross North Texas Region.

Larry Makel

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
Mr. Makel is currently a partner of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, which he joined in 2017. He was a founding partner of the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, LLP which he joined in 1997, which doubled in size under his leadership to over 120 attorneys. Mr. Makel has deep roots in Dallas banking, and has founded three successful banking institutions, including Highland Bancshares, Inc., where he was Vice Chairman of the board of directors, Texas Capital Bank, where he was director, and Resource Bank, where he was director and served on the Executive Committee.

Patrick Brown

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate
Mr. Brown leads the Commercial Real Estate group for Dallas Capital Bank. He has served as a Commercial Real Estate Executive in Dallas since 2004, providing senior debt financing for real estate investors and developers across all property types, including retail, multi-family, industrial, office, lot development and residential construction. Most recently, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President - Commercial Lending for Bank OZK. Prior to joining Bank OZK in 2011, he served as Vice President - Commercial Lending at BB&T. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Texas A&M University - Commerce. Mr. Brown is also active in the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands and other non-profit organizations in Dallas.

Robert Schack

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Board
  • Founding Chairman of American Business Bank
Mr. Schack is founding Chairman of American Business Bank in Los Angeles, and he has been in the banking business since the late 60s at both Security Pacific Bank and 1st Business Bank. In 1998, he joined four other executives to form American Business Bank, a financial institution serving small and middle size companies in Southern California. Mr. Schack also acts as an advisor for the Endicott Group, a private equity firm specializing in investments in the financial services industry.

Wendy Blackwell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Deposit and Treasury Management
Ms. Blackwell leads the Treasury Management group for Dallas Capital Bank and serves as Director of New Product Development. She has 30+ years of experience in Retail, Small Business, Middle Market Commercial, and Corporate Banking. Before joining Dallas Capital Bank, Ms. Blackwell served for 25 years at BBVA Compass and predecessors in Dallas. During her last 10 years at BBVA, she managed Commercial Deposit Services, a specialty group focused on large cash and transactional commercial & treasury services clients. Ms. Blackwell has served on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters Collin County and the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and she is a long-time member of the Junior League of Collin County. She currently serves as President of the Metroplex Tennis League.