Origin Bank Hires Michael Wawczak as Commercial Banking Manager

DALLAS – Origin Bank has announced that Michael Wawczak has joined the company’s North Texas team as a Regional Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager.

Wawczak has 37 years of banking experience and a wealth of knowledge in many aspects of the financial services industry, including commercial and small business lending, credit analysis, risk management and portfolio management. In his position at Origin Bank his primary focus will be to expand commercial banking relationships in North Texas and to develop and mentor the bank’s team of lenders.

“We are very pleased to have Mike join the Origin Bank team,” said Warrie Birdwell, the bank’s North Texas President. “Mike is a proven leader with a tremendous record of success. He has the expertise to develop quality banking teams and is a perfect fit for our relationship-focused way of doing business. I look forward to seeing the impact he will have on our organization moving forward.”

Wawczak has a Bachelor of Arts from Pontifical College Josephinum and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Capital University. He is a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, specifically Troop 451 of Lewisville, TX. He is married to Ann Wawczak and they have three children. He will maintain an office at Origin’s Dallas Financial Center at 3838 Oak Lawn Avenue.

About Origin Bancorp, Inc.
Origin Bancorp is the financial holding company for Origin Bank, a more than century old Louisiana-chartered bank, headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana, which provides a broad range of financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, municipalities, high net-worth individuals and retail clients from more than 40 banking centers located from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas across North Louisiana to Central Mississippi, as well as in Houston, Texas. Member FDIC. To learn more, visit Origin Bank’s website at www.origin.bank.