SouthState Hires Two Commercial Bankers in Austin Region
5/6/2026 - By Rachel Ham - Stories and Insights
AUSTIN – May 6, 2026 – SouthState (NYSE: SSB) announces the addition of 2 experienced banker in the Austin region for the second quarter of 2026.
“Adding seasoned leaders with deep market expertise strengthens our strategic momentum, supports growth across key platforms, and reinforces consistent risk discipline,” said Ben Richards, SouthState’s Austin division president.
The producers joining SouthState’s Austin banking team include:
Matt Sparkman – commercial relationship manager, Round Rock – joins SouthState from Cadence Bank, where he spent the previous 20 years as community bank president and commercial lender for Cadence Bank and its predecessors, BancorpSouth and First State Bank Central Texas.
Brian Ziegler – commercial relationship manager, Austin – joins SouthState with over 20 years of experience in commercial lending, credit structuring, and portfolio management. Most recently with First United Bank, he has a proven track record of managing complex commercial and middle market relationships and was functionally the asset quality manager for Austin, ensuring robust risk management and portfolio health for the Austin market.
SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company’s nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than 1.5 million customers throughout Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia, Colorado, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee. The bank also serves clients nationwide through its correspondent banking division. Additional information is available at SouthStateBank.com.
