Sunflower Bank Hires Bo Scott as Chief Banking Officer to Enhance Middle Market Growth

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunflower Bank is pleased to announce that Bo Scott has joined Sunflower Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. In this role, Scott is based at Sunflower Bank’s headquarters in Dallas and oversees the strategy, management and growth of its middle market efforts in all regional markets. Sunflower Bank is an $8.1 billion bank with a model of delivering relationship-driven banking services with local decision-making to communities throughout Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Washington. The bank’s national lines of business include specialty commercial services and a mortgage lending platform with capabilities in 43 states.

“We’re excited to have Bo Scott’s experience and leadership on board as Chief Banking Officer. We have great teams across all of our markets. Bo will partner with our regional business leaders and Brian Walsh, our Chief Lending Officer and Managing Director of Commercial Sales, to leverage our banking expertise and relationship management approach to further grow our commercial business in our Southwestern and Western markets and bring the best client experience everywhere we serve,” said Neal Arnold, CEO and President of Sunflower Bank.

Scott has over 25 years of banking and financial institution experience and was most recently President and Chief Banking Officer for a Denver-based organization. His previous experience includes leading Colorado commercial banking at a mid-size regional bank and managing multiple West Coast markets for the Emerging Business division of a national bank. Scott is a U.S. Army veteran having served four years including tours in Haiti and Bosnia.

“Joining Sunflower Bank presents a fantastic opportunity to enhance and expand the bank's middle market commercial banking franchise throughout our entire footprint. Sunflower Bank is already established in some of the most significant MSAs in the Southwestern and Western US, providing our organization substantial opportunities for future growth and expansion,” stated Scott.

Sunflower Bank has a regional structure that provides clients access to specialty lines of business including treasury management; asset-based lending; public finance; technology, healthcare, family office, media and telecommunications and other industry-specific financing; private banking and wealth management services; and mortgage lending.

About Sunflower Bank

With $8.1 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024, bank headquarters in Dallas, TX, 69 licensed branches in six states, and mortgage capabilities in 43 states, Sunflower Bank provides a full range of relationship-focused services to meet personal, business and wealth management financial objectives. FirstSun Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSUN) is the financial holding company for Sunflower Bank, N.A. and is headquartered in Denver, CO. First National 1870 is a division of Sunflower Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

To learn more visit SunflowerBank.com.