About Far West Capital - Our Management Team
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L. Don Stricklin — Chairman
Don Stricklin is the former President and CEO of State Bank and Texas United Bancshares in La Grange, Texas. Texas United grew from $80 million in 1997 to over $1.8 billion in assets with 41 locations prior to their merger with Prosperity Bancshares in February, 2007. Texas United operated under four subsidiaries: State Bank, GNB, Gateway National Bank and Northwest Bank.
Before joining Texas United in 1996, Don was Senior Vice President with Bank One Mortgage in Dallas. Before that he served in several management positions with Bank One in the community bank division including President and CEO of Bank One, Abilene.
Don was a National Bank Examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and received his commission in 1985.
He is a former director of The Independent Bankers Bank (TIB) in Irving, and was recently named one of the finalists competing for the Stevie Award as Best Executive at the 2005 American Business Awards in New York City. In addition, State Bank was also competing for Best Overall Company.
In July 2006, Texas United Bancshares announced the merger with and into Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. Don served on the Prosperity Bank board until joining Far West Capital.
Don holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas State University, 1981.
Cole Harmonson — President & CEO
Cole Harmonson is president and CEO of Far West Capital "FWC." Prior to life at FWC, Cole was the founder and senior vice president of State Bank's Working Capital Finance Group "WCFG," the asset based lending and factoring division of State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas United Bancshares, Inc., a publicly held Texas commercial banking company headquartered in La Grange, Texas.
Cole joined State Bank in December of 1996 to start the WCFG where he managed the business until the sale to Prosperity Bank in February 2007. Prior to joining State Bank in 1996, Cole was vice president at The National Bank of Texas in Fort Worth, Texas and has been employed in community banking his entire career. Cole holds a BBA in Finance from Texas Tech University where he graduated in 1993.
Mr. Harmonson resides in Pflugerville, Texas with his wife and two boys. Active in the community, he is a board member of the central Texas chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, member of International Factoring Association, member of the Association for Corporate Growth and member of the Commercial Finance Association.
Brian Center, Executive Vice President
Brian Center is the EVP and Dallas Fort Worth Market Leader for Far West Capital. Prior to joining the Far West team, Brian was the co-owner and President of Comresco Capital, LLC. Comresco was a factoring company founded in 2002 and sold to Bibby Financial in 2007.
Brian's passion for working with small business's and helping them grow, evolved into Brian serving his clients not only as a source for working capital, but as importantly creating a value added consultative affiliation with his clients.
Prior to 2002, Brian served in a number of senior management roles in the commercial finance and banking industry.
Brian graduated from Texas Tech University in 1983 with a BBA in Economics.
Jodie B. Rodgers, Executive Vice President
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