Commerce Street Capital, LLC (“CSC”), a Dallas-based investment banking firm that advises financial institutions, recently hired a new Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director.  Bobby Boyce was named Chief Compliance Officer for Commerce Street Holdings, LLC (the holding company of CSC) and Don Kuykendall was appointed as Managing Director for the Business Development Group at CSC.  This announcement was made today by Dory Wiley, President and CEO of CSC.

“We are pleased to welcome Bobby and Don to Commerce Street,” said Wiley.  “Hiring top talent with a deep knowledge of the banking industry is a priority for the firm, as we strive to achieve the best results possible for our growing roster of clients.”

Boyce joins Commerce Street Holdings with 12 years of experience in financial services.  As Chief Compliance Officer, he will focus on compliance matters for the holding company's FINRA-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment advisor.  Prior to joining Commerce Street, Boyce was the Chief Compliance Officer for McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.

Kuykendall was named a Managing Director in CSC’s Business Development Group.  In this role he will focus on expanding CSC’s corporate investment banking opportunities and strategic business development in the Central Texas and Houston corridor.  Prior to joining CSC, Kuykendall was the Chairman of the Board and President of Stratfor, a global intelligence company.

Kuykendall began his banking career in 1972 when he joined Continental Bank in Chicago as a lending officer in the multinational division.  After five years in Chicago, he returned to Texas with First National Bank in Dallas where he headed the Southwest Division.  In 1983 he, along with a group of Austin investors, started Alliance Bank (de novo) where he served as CEO and later as Chairman of the Board.