Southside Bancshares, Inc. appointed Keith Donahoe, Regional President of Central Texas of Southside Bank (?Southside?), a subsidiary of the Company, to serve as the Company?s President. The Board of Directors of Southside also appointed Mr. Donahoe President of Southside. Mr. Donahoe, 53, joined Southside in 2021, first serving as Austin Market President and subsequently serving as Regional President, Central Texas, a position he has held since 2022.

In his role as Regional President, Central Texas, he was responsible for Southside's strategic planning, business development, and implementation of lending operations in the Central Texas region. Prior to joining Southside, he was employed at Frost Bank for 26 years, serving as an Executive Vice President until 2021. Mr. Donahoe is a graduate of Texas Tech University with over 30 years of commercial banking experience.