BBVA Compass appointed banking industry veteran Ryan Parker as its new San Antonio CEO, where he will lead the market’s commercial banking and small business operations, the local Global Wealth team and manage the local advisory board.

Since joining BBVA Compass in 2012 as a corporate relationship manager, Ryan has been the bank’s market leader in total commercial production, and has assisted in overall strategies in client relationship development. He was previously the bank’s commercial banking manager.

“Ryan has been leading our commercial banking team in San Antonio since the beginning of the year, and has shown time and again that he’s up for the challenge of moving the bank forward towards a bright future,” said BBVA Compass Texas Regional Executive Jeff Dudderar. “He knows San Antonio well and has called the Alamo City home for 16 years. Our clients trust him, and he’s built a solid team that has strengthened our local operations.”

Before joining BBVA Compass, Parker was a vice president of commercial lending for Lone Star National Bank, a role he held for two years after serving as an assistant relationship manager for Frost.