{"id":96490,"date":"2021-10-14T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-banesco-usa-names-calixto-cali-garcia-velez-as-new-president-and-ceo\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:40:01","slug":"banesco-usa-anuncia-nombramiento-de-calixto-cali-garcia-velez-como-nuevo-presidente-y-principal-oficial-ejecutivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/banesco-usa-anuncia-nombramiento-de-calixto-cali-garcia-velez-como-nuevo-presidente-y-principal-oficial-ejecutivo\/","title":{"rendered":"Banesco USA Names Calixto (Cali) Garcia-Velez as New President and CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 14, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b>&#8216;s Board of Directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;) announces that <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mario Oliva<\/span><\/b> will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 12<\/span>, 2021,\u00a0to pursue new opportunities. \u00a0He is succeeded by <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Calixto (Cali) Garcia-Velez<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgfd4dleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgfd4dleft\" title=\"Calixto Garcia-Velez\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Calixto Garcia-Velez\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1659945\/YH1_6757_1.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Board of Directors would like to express its appreciation for Mario&#8217;s management of the bank during the last two years. The institution made significant progress in executing its strategic plans during his tenure,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Palomares<\/span>, Chairman of Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> native, Mr. Garcia-Velez is an experienced banker in the <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> markets with vast knowledge of the banking industry. Mr. Palomares continued, &#8220;Cali&#8217;s successful track record is an ideal match for the bank&#8217;s appetite for growth. His appointment also reinforces the bank&#8217;s commitment to our local communities as well as delivery of outstanding service to our clients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garcia-Velez commented <b>on<\/b> <b>his appointment as the new President &amp; CEO of Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b>, &#8220;I am excited to enhance and continue building upon Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA&#8217;s<\/span> unique value proposition and strengths. Given the recent industry consolidation, we have a great opportunity to increase our market share in our targeted lines of business including commercial, corporate, real estate, and consumer banking for both domestic and international clients.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also added, &#8220;Banesco&#8217;s innovative product offerings and technological services caught my attention as being best in class within the community banking sector. This combined with their personalized delivery model makes a perfect combination for a great client experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2009, Mr. Garcia-Velez served as the Executive Vice President of First BanCorp and as Regional Executive of FirstBank Florida, a subsidiary of First BanCorp (NYSE: FBP). He oversaw the management and operations for FirstBank Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Cali had a very successful career with Citibank, where he served in various roles that included: President of Citibank Florida, and Business Manager across several markets in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. He also served as President and CEO of <span class=\"xn-person\">Doral Bank<\/span>, in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Garcia-Velez is a graduate of the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Miami<\/span>, where he received both his bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees. He has been involved in his community for many years, currently serving on the Board of Directors of the United Way of <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, The Beacon Council, the Alliance for South Florida National Parks Trust, and was recently named to the Florida Bankers Association Board of Directors.\u00a0 He also serves as a Guardian ad Litem volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit Banescousa.com.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2006 and based in Coral Gables,\u202fBanesco\u202fUSA is an independent <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> state-chartered bank (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3322980-1&amp;h=2861758045&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbanescousa.com%252FOFR-Cert-of-Good-Standing.pdf%26esheet%3D52269337%26newsitemid%3D20200819005649%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbanescousa.com%252FOFR-Cert-of-Good-Standing.pdf%26index%3D2%26md5%3D4b90ae13b8f7c7fb41d1b856a8207dc3&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fbanescousa.com%2FOFR-Cert-of-Good-Standing.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/banescousa.com\/OFR-Cert-of-Good-Standing.pdf<\/a>) with <span class=\"xn-money\">$2.06 billion<\/span> in assets as of\u202fJune 30, 2021. The bank has four branches in <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span>: <span class=\"xn-location\">Coral Gables<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hialeah<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Aventura<\/span>, and Brickell; and one in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span>. Banesco\u202fUSA. Visit\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3322980-1&amp;h=4135026635&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.BanescoUSA.com%26esheet%3D52269337%26newsitemid%3D20200819005649%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dwww.BanescoUSA.com%26index%3D3%26md5%3Df9a77f69fc505bf6b7b456ed99c77e74&amp;a=www.BanescoUSA.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.BanescoUSA.com<\/a>\u202ffor additional information.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contacts<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jessica Wade Pfeffer<\/span> | 305-804-8424 | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:jessica@jwipr.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jessica@jwipr.com<\/a> <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Tyler Sminkey<\/span> | 786-390-8510 | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:tyler@jwipr.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">tyler@jwipr.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgfc50left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgfc50left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1624680\/Banesco_USA_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3322980-1&amp;h=420365504&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1659945%2FYH1_6757_1.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1659945%2FYH1_6757_1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1659945\/YH1_6757_1.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3322980-1&amp;h=2239182325&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1624680%2FBanesco_USA_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1624680%2FBanesco_USA_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1624680\/Banesco_USA_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Banesco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 14, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>Banesco <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b>&#8216;s Board of Directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;) announces that <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mario Oliva<\/span><\/b> will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 12<\/span>, 2021,\u00a0to pursue new opportunities. \u00a0He is succeeded by <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Calixto (Cali) Garcia-Velez<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnejpgfd4dleft&quot; style=&quot;WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}