Prior to joining BankTexas in 2007, Mr. Wallace was a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer at Regions Bank in Longview from 2003 to 2007.  He was responsible for managing a variety of commercial loans as well as serving as a financial counselor to business owners.   Before that he served as Chairman, President, and CEO of City National Bank in Kilgore from 1990 to 2000.  He has also served in executive capacities at M Bank and Allied Bank, both of Longview.

Since 2000, Mr. Wallace has been Chairman of Sertex of Longview, Inc., a company that operates six fast food restaurants in East Texas.

Mr. Wallace attended Texas Christian University, where he received a B.S. in Commerce and majored in Accounting.  He is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University as well as the Texas Realtors Institute. 

Mr. Wallace resides in Longview.