First Financial Bankshares, Inc. announced the naming of Eric Bonnell to Senior Vice President (SVP). Bonnell is joining First Financial from a $21 billion bank, where he was instrumental in developing their enterprise risk management framework (ERM) as they matured over the $10B asset-size regulatory threshold and beyond. He has also served in a number of other operational and risk management-related roles within the financial services and insurance industries that bring valuable experience.

In this newly created position at First Financial, Eric will play an essential role in overseeing ERM structure and keeping the Board of Directors, Executive Management Team, and regulators informed. Eric is a native of New York, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Manhattan College and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Iona College. He graduated from the ABA's Stonier Graduate School of Banking and Wharton Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

He holds the designations of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).