FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlile Bancshares, Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas recently announced the addition of Alan D. Masters, CRCM, as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for their organization.  He will be responsible for all Compliance initiatives for Carlile in Texas and Colorado.

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Alan Mastershas 20 years of banking experience that he brings to Carlile, and 9 years of specialization in the compliance field.  He has been designated a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager by the American Bankers Association.  Prior to joining Carlile Bancshares, Alan served in the areas of Corporate Compliance Training and Policy Management, as well as in a consultative role in Risk Management for consumer compliance and Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering.  He attended Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, LA.

Tom C. Nichols, Chairman of the Board and CEO, stated:  "We are thrilled to have Alan join our team.  Compliance has taken on a greater role in banking and is a major component in our financial services.  Having his experience working in our organization will be a large plus for us going forward."

Carlile Bancshares, Inc. was established by longtime Texas bankers in 2009 to invest in community banks throughout the Southwest including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado.  Carlile is the parent company to NORTHSTAR BANK OF TEXAS, headquartered in Denton, TX, with 16 locations throughout Texas; and most recently NORTHSTAR BANK COLORADO, with 22 locations throughout Colorado.  Their combined assets total $1.9 Billion.

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Contact: Laurie FreemanPh: 817-877-4440Email: lfreeman@carlilebancshares.com

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