Drew Knowles graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Accounting. Shortly after, he went to pursue his legal degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law. Drew is the General Counsel for CBTx and is the Director for the Wealth Management and Trust Services department. He brings forth a wide array of knowledge and experience in the probate, estate planning, real estate transactions, entity formations, property tax matters, commercial law, real estate title examinations, business transactions and assists in civil litigation.

Drew currently serves on The Board of Directors for The Nacogdoches Treatment Center, Glory Gang Ministries, and was a prior board member for the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce and the Nacogdoches Christian Women's Job Corps.

John Thannisch graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Accounting and obtained his CPA license shortly thereafter. Thannisch is also a graduate of the Management Development Program sponsored by the Texas Bankers Association and the Leadership Lufkin program. His experience for the past 26 years has been in trust services in the East Texas market working with various types of accounts including retirement plans such as 401(k)s, profit sharing, and IRAs. He also works with investment accounts, custody, agency, and endowment funds.

John looks forward to using his experience to continue serving customers in this capacity and remaining in a community banking environment. As with all of our banking officers and employees, he continues to showcase the CBTx vision of being a community-focused financial services organization.

He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Lufkin Fireman's Relief and Retirement Fund, Lion's club, Z&OO Railroad Advisory, and the Naranjo Museum Board. John actively participates with his church at Harmony Hill Baptist.

Weston Reynolds joined the CBTx team as a college student, serving as an intern in the credit department. After graduating from Texas Tech at the top of his class in Agricultural and Applied Economics, Weston moved up to trust administrator, a position in which he focuses on the active investment and administration of wealth management accounts.

He is involved with the Angelina County Fair, serves on the Go Texan Committee and the National Wild Turkey Federation, and is a proud member of the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

Laura Hayward serves as the Assistant Vice President of Wealth Management and Trust Operations. She has been helping service clients to meet their administrative needs for over 4 years with Commercial Bank of Texas. Prior to her career in Wealth Management and Trust Operations, she worked as a legal assistant in lawfirms specializing in Estates and Probates. 

Brittany Oliver is the Wealth Management and Trust Operations Specialist. She has worked in the Wealth Management and Trust area for over 6 years and has been able to continuously serve the Angelina market and now serves all our markets with her extensive knowledge.