Daniel W. Brooks is Vice Chairman and a director at Independent Financial since 2009. Mr. Brooks has overseen credit risk and administration for over three decades for the Company and its predecessors. In addition, he was President of the Company from 2000 to 2009, and previously served as Chief Risk Officer until 2021. Mr. Brooks began his banking career in the early 1980s with a large regional bank and has been active in community banking since the late 1980s. Mr. Brooks has served in numerous leadership roles in the Collin County community, including service as Chairman of the Board for Medical Center of McKinney and on the board of directors of McKinney Christian Academy and the McKinney Education Foundation. Daniel W. Brooks is the brother of David R. Brooks.