INDUSTRY — The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) announced the addition of Michelle Hodge, vice president, chief risk officer and regulatory liaison at Industry Bancshares, Inc. (IBI), to its board of directors for a threeyear term of 2024-27. Hodge was elected to this position during the association’s 50th annual convention held Oct. 5-8 in San Antonio.
IBI was formed in 1993 and presently owns Industry State Bank, Citizens State Bank, Fayetteville Bank, First National Bank of Bellville, First National Bank of Shiner, Bank of Brenham, and ISB Insurance with 27 full-service banking locations in Texas.
Before IBI, Hodge worked for the Texas Department of Banking for 13 years.
In 2017, she graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in Colorado and is currently a faculty member. She also serves on the Texas Tech School of Banking Advisory Board.
Hodge graduated from Texas Tech University in 2007. She resides in Bellville with her husband, Stephen, and their dogs.
In her role on the IBAT board, Hodge joins other new directors Jay Bearden of Legend Bank in Decatur, Dillon Cecil of Liberty National Bank in Paris, Lee Haggard of First National Bank of Trinity, and Mark Long of First Commercial Bank in Seguin.
Austin-based IBAT represents almost 5,000 banks and branches in more than 700 Texas communities.
Additional information about the new board of directors can be found at www.ibat.org.
