Pub. 12 2015 Issue 3

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S Fall • 2015 25 BANK NEWS Pittman Appointed Chief Administrative Officer, Los Alamos National Bank The LANB board of directors recently announced the ap- pointment of Rodney Pittman to chief administrative officer of Los Alamos National Bank. Pittman most recently served as executive vice president of corporate security at BBVA Com- pass for five years in TX. Before joining BBVA, he was EVP/chief operating officer for McAllen-based Texas State Bank, a BBVA predecessor. His experience includes operations, audit, compliance, and consulting functions within the banking and financial services industry. Pittman earned an MBA degree in finance from the University of Indianapolis in 2001. He also holds the follow- ing industry certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), Certified Infor- mation Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Fraud Examin- er (CFE). Pittman currently serves on the board for the Los Al- amos YMCA and is an active member of the Musician’s Guild. He plays the saxophone professionally.  Jon Hitchcock Celebrates 35 Years with Pioneer Bank Pioneer Bank President/CEO Jon E. Hitchcock recently celebrated his 35th anniversary with Pioneer Bank. In 1974, Hitchcock received a BBA from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and is a Certified Public Accountant. Hitchcock be- gan working at Pioneer Bank as a Vice President/Treasurer in September of 1980. In July 1982, Hitchcock was promoted to Senior Vice President, and in December of 1982 he was elect- ed to the Board of Directors. From January 1988-June 2002, he served as Executive Vice President, and in 2002, was pro- moted to his current position, Chairman/President/CEO. Under Hitchcock’s leadership, Pioneer Bank has shown significant growth. The institution currently has sixteen bank branches and two mortgage branches throughout New Mex- ico, Texas and Colorado. Pioneer Bank has grown in assets from $130 million in 1980 to over $691 million in 2015. The banking industry has seen many changes and improve- ments recently, and Hitchcock has been instrumental in keeping up with technology and implementing new and excit- ing products to help customers with their finances. Because of his vision, Pioneer now offers a large variety of technology based products as well as an increased online presence. Long time board member Timothy Z. Jennings expressed his congratulations by stating, “Jon started at Pioneer Bank as a CPA, and through hard work and proven success, earned his way up as Chief Financial Officer to President and Chair- man to the Board of Directors. Through his leadership, we have continued to provide our customers with the most mod- ern financial services within the most appealing facilities.” Hitchcock is also well known throughout New Mexico for his community involvement. He is a past-President of the New Mexico Bankers Association, board member at Love- lace Hospital, an Elder at First Presbyterian Church, Director of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Treasurer of the ENMU-R Foundation, a member of Roswell Rotary, Board Member of the New Mexico Oil Corporation, New Mexico Amigo’s, Civil Air Patrol and is a past-President of the Roswell-Chaves County Economic Development Corporation (RCCEDC). While with the RCCEDC, he was very involved in bringing American Airlines Air Service to Roswell and is helping with plans for a flight to Phoenix. He is also a retired Lt. Colonel (Field Artillery) of the U.S. Army Reserve. In addition, Hitchcock is a lifetime member of Leadership New Mexico, earned the 2004 Outstanding Leader Award by the Leadership Roswell Alumni Association, was a board member on the Roswell Chamber of Commerce from 2001- 2007, and the 2010 Citizen of the Year for the Roswell Board of Realtors. He and his wife, Dietta, have been married for 19 years.  John Anderson Named to the Best Lawyers in America John Anderson, Executive Vice President of the New Mex- ico Bankers Association, has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. He has been included in this select publication for 26 years. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive an rigorous peer-review survey comprising confidential evalu- ations by top attorneys from around the United States. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has been regarded-by both the profession and the public-as the most credible and definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. The Best Lawyers in America is one of the most visible peer-review publications in the legal profession. They part- ner with many of the highest circulated publications in the world, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune.   BANK NEWS  continued on page 26