TriState Capital in Pittsburgh adds banking vet to its board

By Paul Davis January 18, 2017, 2:41 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

TriState Capital Holdings in Pittsburgh has added an experienced banker to its board.

The $3.7 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing Wednesday that Kim Ruth had become a director.

Ruth was chairman of the Houston region for Bank of Texas, a division of BOK Financial, from September 2014 to November 2015. Before that, she held a number of leadership posts at Bank of America, including five years as Texas state president and a decade as Houston market president.

Ruth joined TriState's compensation, nominating and corporate governance committee and its director loan review subcommittee.

She succeeded Richard Zappala, who recently retired from TriState's board.

Paul Davis

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