CrossFirst Bank announces the addition of two senior leaders to its credit department. Randy Rapp has been hired as CrossFirst’s Chief Credit Officer, reporting to George Jones, CEO of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Lloyd Stone has been hired as a Senior Credit Risk Officer, reporting to Rapp. Both Rapp and Stone joined CrossFirst in March.

“Given our expected growth, our ability to promote from within and hire new talent remains increasingly evident and important,” said Jones. “We are excited to add Randy and Lloyd to our team as they are both outstanding leaders who we expect to drive our credit operations and processes to maintain our high quality, balanced risk loan portfolio. I’ve worked with both men previously and know that they share the vision, client focus and entrepreneurial spirit to help CrossFirst Bank.”

Randy Rapp

Rapp will lead, manage and oversee all aspects of the CrossFirst Credit Team. Rapp is filling the role opened when Tom Robinson was promoted to Chief Risk Officer. Tom served as the Bank’s Chief Credit Officer for the past eight years.

In his role, Rapp will draw on more than three decades of commercial banking experience, most of which has been spent in credit management for private and public banks in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Most recently, he served as chief credit officer for a large bank in Texas. Rapp earned a BBA in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in Finance from Texas Christian University. He is also a licensed CPA.

“I am thrilled to join CrossFirst Bank and help support the continued growth of the organization,” said Rapp. “The bank has an outstanding leadership team and is poised to become one of the region’s more nimble and service-oriented institutions.”

Lloyd Stone

Stone will oversee credit activities for CrossFirst’s Commercial and Private Banking teams in Dallas. Additionally, he will oversee credit activities for the Bank’s Energy Team located in Tulsa.

For the past 18 years, Stone served as executive vice president, credit policy officer for a public Texas bank, maintaining credit approval responsibilities within the business banking, energy, leasing, commercial, corporate real estate and private client teams. In addition to his experience in Texas, Stone worked as a commercial lender and senior credit underwriter for banking institutions in Oklahoma. Stone earned a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking in Delaware.

“CrossFirst has a lot of opportunity in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, and I look forward to helping our credit activities play an important role in achieving its potential,” said Stone.

About CrossFirst Bank

CrossFirst Bank serves businesses, professionals and individuals in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas and has over $4 billion in assets. Each CrossFirst Bank market boasts a unique and sophisticated design that reflects its dedication to the client base. A balance of high touch and high technology allows CrossFirst Bank to focus on its purpose of “Serving people in extraordinary ways.”