Bankers Bancorp Annual Shareholder Meeting
This year TBB returned to the Quail Creek Country Club for its Annual Shareholder Meeting. We were able to recognize outgoing board members Barry Anderson (F&M Bank), Clayton Lodes (First National Bank and Trust Company of Ardmore), and Richard Sims (Wellington State Bank) who have helped lead the bank to its most profitable years ever. Clayton served as Chairman for the past year and stated that TBB is in good hands with its current board and management leadership.
CEO Troy Appling talked about the past year for the entire Bancorp. Forward in Technology continued to provide exceptional IT service to banks. Our audit firm was rebranded to The Bankers Solutions (TBS), doubled its staff, and added new services such as loan review and HR consulting.
The word for TBB at the Shareholder Meeting was extraordinary. Based on solid loan growth and some extraordinary items, TBB had the best year in its 38-year existence. As a result, shareholders were thrilled to learn that the Bancorp was paying a $25/share dividend totaling more than $1.7 million.
The Shareholder Meeting is a great opportunity to learn more about what is happening at the bank and for the Board and Staff to thank shareholders for the investment they have made in the company. Because of them, TBB and its affiliates help community banks thrive in a competitive banking environment, now and throughout 2025.
CEO, F&M Bank
Edmond, Oklahoma
John Tom has been in banking for more than 45 years and currently serves as a director and CEO of F&M Bank in Edmond, Oklahoma. John Tom is the son of one of TBB’s founders, John V. Anderson, and this is his third term on the Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Sovereign Bank, United Life Insurance Agency, F&M Insurance Agency, and the Citizens Potawatomi Nation Gaming Commission.
John Tom is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served on the FDIC’s Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee to the Advisory Committee on Community Banking and has been inducted into the Choctaw Hall of Fame. John Tom and his wife Brenda have 3 children (Amy, J.T. and Zane) and 8 grandchildren.
President/CEO, First National Bank & Trust Co.
McAlester, Oklahoma
A forty-year banker, Evans currently serves as President and CEO of First National Bank & Trust Co. of McAlester where he has been since 2006. This is his third term on the Board of Directors, and he is a past Chairman. Originally from Texas, Evans obtained his Bachelors degree from Angelo State University and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
Evans is a leader for numerous organizations. He is a Director for the Oklahoma Bankers Association, Trustee for Advantage Health Plans Trust, past President of the McAlester Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, past Board Member of McAlester Regional Health Authority as well as Eastern Oklahoma State College – just to name a few. Evans and his wife Amy have two sons and are members of the First United Methodist Church.
President/CEO, Texas Bank
San Angelo, Texas
Casey is the President and CEO of Texas Bank in San Angelo, Texas, where he has served since 2018. A long-time TBB customer, this is Casey’s first term on the Board of Directors. He is very active in the San Angelo community and is a member of the San Angelo Health Foundation Board of Trustees, San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Executive Committee, San Angelo Water Advisory Board, along with serving as a Deacon for Glen Meadows Baptist Church.
Mr. Barrett started his banking career as a State Bank Examiner for the Texas Department of Banking before entering the “other side” of banking as Chief Financial Officer for Texas Financial Bank and then as Executive Vice President-Senior Lender for First National Bank of Ballinger. He is committed to community banking and proudly serves on the Texas Bankers Association Board of Directors as Government Relations Chairman and as a Trustee for Advantage Health Plans Trust representing banks across Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University as well as the Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. Casey and his wife, Kaley, have three daughters, Rylee, Preslee, and Allie.