First Foundation Inc. with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, has said that James Britton has been appointed as chief financial officer, effective August 14, 2023. In his new role, Britton will lead the financial operations teams for First Foundation and its subsidiaries. He will report to Scott F. Kavanaugh, president and chief executive officer.

Britton, who has over 25 years of experience, was most recently with Texas Security Bank, where he has been the executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer since March 2022. Before that, he served as executive vice president, director of Corporate Finance and director of Investor Relations for Texas Capital Bank, where he oversaw several functions, including strategic and financial planning, financial forecasting, and stress testing, as well as investor communications. He also served as group vice president, Capital Adequacy and Stress Testing for SunTrust Bank.

He holds designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst.