Comerica Bank has said it has named Andrew Raines as its senior vice president, retail regional director for the North Texas, Arizona and Florida Region. In his new role, Raines will be responsible for the development and effective leadership of the banking centre network, which the company says includes providing exceptional customer experiences and achieving established business growth goals and operational efficiencies. Raines will oversee close to 80 banking centres that manage more than USD3.6 billion in deposits and employ 330 bankers.

He will report to Rhonda Davenport Johnson, the national director of the Retail Bank. Having joined Comerica in 2007, Raines was most recently the vice president and district manager of the Lansing Jackson District in Michigan. During his 24-year banking career, Raines has held a variety of positions including banking centre manager, mortgage loan officer and originations manager, as well as various leadership roles in banking centres.