DALLAS, TX, July 2017 – Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq-HTH) announced the appointment of Walter Clarke as Senior Vice President, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. HTH is a Dallas-based financial holding company. Its primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas through PlainsCapital Bank.
Walter joins the Company from PricewaterhouseCoopers, bringing significant financial expertise in the areas of strategy & planning, budgeting, forecasting, process improvement and project management with implementation across different businesses including financial services companies and technology firms. Prior to PwC, Walter was with GE Capital where he led cross-functional teams of senior leaders studying everything from marketing initiatives to risk profiles to long-range economic outlook and forecasting to align teams towards common financial targets.
The McAulay Smith Firm is a retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for mid- and senior-level executive and management positions. Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed hundreds of engagements for more than 225 client companies in 31 states and 9 countries, representing more than 75 industries. This search assignment was led by President, Steve Smith.