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BARRY ORR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AS CEO OF FIRSTBANK & TRUST
FirstBank & TrustJanuary 28, 2021 GMT
Lubbock, TX, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
CEO, FirstBank & Trust
Greg Garland to be new CEO
FirstBank & Trust of Texas today announced the retirement of CEO Barry Orr, effective March 31, 2021. Mr. Orr is the organizer and founder of FirstBank & Trust, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.
FirstBank & Trust, originally named FirstBank Lubbock Bancshares, opened in 1996 with $10 million in assets. By building relationships and serving the communities of West Texas, Mr. Orr led the growth of the bank to over $1 billion in assets before it was acquired by Heartland Financial, USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) in 2018. After acquiring AimBank in December 2020, FirstBank & Trust has over $3 billion in assets and is the largest of Heartland’s 11 member banks.