Michelle Hodge Joins Industry Bancshares Board of Directors

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) is proud to announce the addition of Michelle Hodge, Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Regulatory Liaison at Industry Bancshares, Inc. (IBI), to its board of directors for a three-year term of 2024-27. Hodge was elected to this position during the association’s 50th annual convention held Oct. 5-8 in San Antonio.

IBI was formed in 1993 and presently owns Industry State Bank, Citizens State Bank, Fayetteville Bank, First National Bank of Bellville, First National Bank of Shiner, Bank of Brenham, and ISB Insurance with 27 full-service banking locations in Texas. Prior to IBI, Michelle worked for the Texas Department of Banking for 13 years.

In 2017, Michelle graduated from the Graduate School of Banking in Colorado and currently serves as a faculty member. She also serves on the Texas Tech School of Banking Advisory Board. Michelle graduated from Texas Tech University in 2007. She resides in Bellville, with her husband, Stephen, and their dogs.

In her role on the IBAT board, Hodge joins other new directors Jay Bearden of Legend Bank in Decatur, Dillon Cecil of Liberty National Bank in Paris, Lee Haggard of First National Bank of Trinity, and Mark Long of First Commercial Bank in Seguin.