Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 14, 1999
WALTER E. JOHNSON founded Southwest Bank of Texas in 1990. He is Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of Southwest Bank, the largest
independent bank in Houston, with assets exceeding $2.5 billion and a
legal loan limit of $28+ million. The common stock is traded on NASDAQ
under the symbol SWBT. Mr. Johnson began his banking career in 1958 at
Factoring Services, Inc. He is a past President and CEO of Allied Bank
of Texas. In 1989, he left that position to raise $21.5 million in
capital from Houstonians to found Southwest. Mr. Johnson is a graduate
of Texas Christian University with a degree in Business. He is a
recipient of several honors for community service, including: Chairman's
Award for Excellence in Fund Raising Leadership, Boy Scouts of America
(1990); City of Peace Award presented by the State of Israel (1990);
Outstanding Service Award for Leading a $14 Million Capital Campaign for
the Star of Hope Women & Children's Shelter (1987). He and his wife,
Yvonne, have three children and five grandchildren. Mr. Johnson enjoys
bird hunting, fishing, traveling, woodcarving and collecting knives. Profile
Bank, your history, products, services, customers, those kinds of
things?
Mr. Johnson: I've been a banker in Houston now
