Thomas Nichols

Thomas C.
Nichols founded The State National Bank of Big Spring in 1996, BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc. (Woodlands, Texas) in 1996, where he worked as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2008, and Carlile Bancshares, Inc. in 2008, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2017.
Mr. Nichols also currently works at Carlile Holdings, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2008, First Acceptance Corp., as Independent Director from 2005, Hilltop Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, and Wichita Falls Bancshares, Inc., as Director.
Mr. Nichols also formerly worked at State National Bancshares, as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2008, United New Mexico Financial Corp., as Director, Independent Bank Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2020, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as Director from 1992 to 1998, BBVA USA, as Director in 2009, First United Bancorp, Inc. (Kentucky), as President & Director from 1996 to 2008, Wells Fargo Bank Texas, NA (San Antonio, Texas), as President-West Texas Region in 1995, Ford Bank Group, Inc., as President & Chief Operating Officer in 1994, First United Bank Group, Inc. (New Mexico), as President & Chief Operating Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as Bank Examiner in 2012, and Norwest Corp.
(Utah), as President & Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Nichols received his undergraduate degree from Abilene Christian University and undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.