ABILENE,
Texas, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First
Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) ("First Financial" or the
"Company") announced the appointment of Javier Jurado as Executive Vice President and
Chief Audit Executive. He will oversee and execute internal
audit planning and reporting, and report directly to the Audit
Committee.
Jurado brings more than 19 years of audit experience to First
Financial, including his most recent posts in audit management at
large banks and a public accounting firm. Jurado, who has worked
with U.S. Bank since October 2019,
has also held positions with other large organizations like BBVA
USA and PriceWaterhouseCooper,
where he started his career.
"We are pleased to welcome Javier to the company," said F.
Scott Dueser, Chairman, President
and CEO of First Financial Bankshares. "His broad experience and
background in performing audits and administering audit programs in
larger financial institutions will ensure that First Financial
maintains an appropriate internal audit program that is
commensurate with the ever-changing banking, accounting, and
regulatory environment. His addition will be valuable to our Board
and Company."
A native of Puerto Rico, Jurado
earned a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) degree from the
University of Puerto Rico, a Master in
Business Administration (Accounting) from Bowling Green State University, and completed the
School of Management Program at the University of Texas. He
holds the designations of Certified Internal Auditor, Certified
Information Systems Auditor, and Certification in Risk Management
Assessment. He is active in the Institute of Internal
Auditors and Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
About First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas,
First Financial Bankshares is a financial holding company that
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A.,
operates multiple banking regions with 80 locations in Texas, including Abilene, Acton, Albany, Aledo, Alvarado, Beaumont, Boyd, Bridgeport, Brock, Bryan,
Burleson, College Station, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, Conroe, Cut and Shoot, Decatur, Eastland, El
Campo, Fort Worth,
Franklin, Fulshear, Glen
Rose, Granbury,
Grapevine, Hereford, Huntsville, Lumberton, Keller, Kingwood, Magnolia, Mauriceville, Merkel, Midlothian, Mineral
Wells, Montgomery,
Moran, New Waverly, Newton, Odessa, Orange, Palacios, Port
Arthur, Ranger,
Rising Star, Roby, San
Angelo, Southlake,
Spring, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Tomball, Trent, Trophy
Club, Vidor, Waxahachie, Weatherford, Willis, and Willow
Park. The Company also operates First Financial Trust &
Asset Management Company, N.A., with nine locations and First
Technology Services, Inc., a technology operating company. The
Company is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
trading symbol FFIN. For more information about First Financial,
please visit our website at http://www.ffin.com.
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