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Mikella Newsom

Examiner · DISC type cs
SVP/Chief Risk Officer at City Bank
📍 Lubbock, Texas, United States

Mikella Newsom is the Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at City Bank, where she previously served as Chief Financial Officer. A graduate of Texas Tech University, she has deep expertise in financial leadership and risk management, developed through a long career in community banking.

She is a recognized expert in operational risk management and contributes to the banking community by speaking at educational programs for bank directors.

An interesting fact: Mikellas early career included supervising grain accounting for elevators across the Texas Panhandle, Kansas, and Colorado with Cargill.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
SVP/Chief Risk Officer
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Mikella shows up

Tough To Convince
Late Adopter
Process Oriented

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Priorities

Topics Mikella cares about

Operational Risk
She is an expert on this topic and was a featured speaker on operational risk management at the SW Graduate School of Banking.
Community Banking
Her entire career has been in community banking in Texas, from First State Bank Stratford to her executive roles at City Bank.
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Career

Work history

3-2015
SVP/Chief Risk Officer
City Bank
1-2014 - 3-2015
SVP/CFO
City Bank
1-2008 - 12-2013
Asst CFO
City Bank
6-2005 - 4-2007
Cashier
First State Bank Stratford
10-2002 - 6-2005
Administrative Leader for Grain Accounting
Cargill
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1992 - 1996
BS
Texas Tech University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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