CrossFirst Bank Promotes Kristin Tyson to Kansas City Bank President
June 15 2020 - 2:32PM
Business Wire
CrossFirst Bank, today, announced the promotion of Kristin Tyson
to Kansas City Bank President. In her new role, Mrs. Tyson will
lead the growth strategy for the Bank’s largest and fastest growing
region.
President & CEO of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., Mike Maddox
said, “I am thrilled to congratulate Kristin as she assumes her new
role as President of our Kansas City region. Kristin is a strategic
leader with an impressive ability to drive growth and an unwavering
commitment to providing extraordinary service. She is deeply
committed to our Kansas City region and serves as a role model for
leaders across our community, most notably for women working in
finance. We are confident that with Kristin at the helm, our Kansas
City team will continue on its growth trajectory.”
Mrs. Tyson has served as Partner and Managing Director of
Private and Relationship Banking at CrossFirst Bank since 2016. She
brings 36 years of experience in commercial banking, private
banking and retail banking.
“I am honored to be named Kansas City Bank President and want to
extend my sincere thanks to Mike Maddox for his trust in me. I am
excited to build on CrossFirst’s reputation for serving in
extraordinary ways. Our CrossFirst team remains steadfastly
committed to the growth of our employees, the financial success of
our clients and the health and prosperity of the communities we
serve. I am excited and proud to be the first woman to serve as
President and am eager to expand the reach and impact of CrossFirst
in our Kansas City region and beyond,” Mrs. Tyson said.
Mrs. Tyson is actively engaged in the Kansas City community,
serving on boards for the Salvation Army of Kansas and Western
Missouri and the National Association of Women Business Owners. She
served as President of the board of the Metropolitan Organization
to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) and Armour Memorial Home. She is
the co-founder of Golfology Fore Cardiology, a benefit golf
tournament for the University of Kansas Hospital. In 2016, she was
highlighted in the Kansas City Business Journal’s Women Who Mean
Business.
Mrs. Tyson said: “CrossFirst cares deeply about the communities
where we live and work. I love Kansas City and am looking forward
to upholding the CrossFirst commitment to bettering our towns and
continuing to support one another to create a stronger future for
all of us.”
CrossFirst Bank also announced additional promotions at the
Kansas City bank. Ward Nixon, Partner and Managing Director, will
now lead the Bank’s Corporate and Enterprise Finance Team managed
by Matt Mayer and Robert Owens. Rebecca Larason will lead the
Bank’s Private Banking team, and Stephanie Makalous will lead the
Bank’s Treasury Banking Team.
About Kristin Tyson
Kristin Tyson brings 36 years of commercial banking, private
banking and retail banking expertise, spanning a wide variety of
industries and transaction types. Mrs. Tyson began her banking
career in Topeka, Kansas and in 1990 moved to the Kansas City area
where she led teams working in commercial banking, treasury
services, private banking and retail banking as they grew
organically and through acquisition. In October of 2016, Mrs. Tyson
joined CrossFirst Bank as Partner and Managing Director of Private
Banking. Mrs. Tyson received a Bachelor of Business Administration
degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree at
Washburn University. Mrs. Tyson and her husband Jeff reside in
Olathe, Kansas. They have four children, seven grandsons and one
granddaughter.
About CrossFirst
CrossFirst Bank, headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, is a
subsidiary of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB), a Kansas
corporation and a registered bank holding company. CrossFirst Bank
has seven full-service banking offices primarily along the I-35
corridor in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. For more
information on CrossFirst Bank visit
https://www.crossfirstbank.com.
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