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EXHIBIT 99.1
Contact: Mark Hord
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.
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July 22, 2011 | |
972-578-5000, Ext. 7440 |
ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. Appoints
Dr. Brian McCall to Board of Directors
Dr. Brian McCall to Board of Directors
PLANO, Texas, July 22, 2011 ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VPFG) (the Company), the
holding company for ViewPoint Bank, today announced that Dr. Brian McCall has been appointed to
fill a newly created position on the Board of Directors of the Company. With the addition of Dr.
McCall, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2014, the
Companys Board of Directors will have eight members. Dr. McCall has served as a member of the
Board of Directors of ViewPoint Bank, the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, since September 2009.
Brians service on the ViewPoint Bank board has provided value to the organization and
stockholders through his relationships with local community leaders and businesses from across the
state, said James McCarley, the Companys chairman. His appointment to the ViewPoint Financial
Group, Inc. board will enhance his participation in both the oversight of the organization and the
continued expansion of quality financial services to our customers.
Brian McCall, Ph.D., is chancellor of the Texas State University System, the oldest and
third-largest university system in Texas, comprising eight institutions with more than 76,000
students and 15,000 faculty and staff. Dr. McCall previously served in the Texas House of
Representatives, first elected in 1991 to represent the areas of North Dallas, Frisco, Allen, and
Plano. As a House member, he chaired the Calendars Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
Texas Monthly named Dr. McCall one of the 10 Best legislators of the 2009 session. Dr. McCall
wrote and passed one of the largest tax-cut bills in the history of Texas and during his last
session secured $5 million in funding for The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Values and
Medicine. Other legislative accomplishments include authoring and passing key bills in the areas of
health care, biotechnology, high technology, identity theft, and tax and budget policy. Dr. McCall
holds a bachelors degree from Baylor University, a masters degree from Southern Methodist
University and a Ph D. from University of Texas at Dallas.
A long-time civic and community volunteer, Dr. McCall is founder and chairman of the board of The
Empowerment Project, a non-profit organization which has sent more than $10 million worth of math
and science books to disadvantaged schools in the Republic of South Africa. The Empowerment Project
also raised more than $350,000 to provide direct support for the medical needs of children in north
Texas.
ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for ViewPoint Bank. ViewPoint Bank operates
23 community bank offices and 12 loan production offices. For more information, please visit
www.viewpointbank.com or www.viewpointfinancialgroup.com.