Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001
PAUL B. MURPHY, JR. is Chief Executive Officer, President and board
member of Southwest Bancorporation of Texas. Prior to being recruited to
lead Southwest Bank in 1990, Mr. Murphy was an Executive Manager of
Allied/First Interstate Bank. A graduate of Mississippi State University
with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mr. Murphy also earned his Master's
in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the company andthen a profile of things as they are now?
Mr. Murphy: Southwest Bank of Texas was founded in Houston, Texas in
1990.