Movers in South Florida

Joel Goren named VP/relationship manager, City National Bank

Joel Goren has been named vice president/relationship manager, City National Bank, based in Miami. He will  focus on high net worth clients, with a special focus on serving the financial needs of attorneys, law firms and other businesses in the legal sector. Before he was at SunTrust Wealth Management where he was vice president and legal specialty group client advisor. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Florida and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Best advice he ever received: I have been given many words of wisdom. Two of the best pieces of advice that I live by are, “Doing good is good business” and “If you are able to work at a place you love and do a job you love, you'll never be bored."
 

U.S. Century Bank names Enso Martinez, Niurka Rodriguez, Juan Gil to exec roles

U.S. Century bank recently named: 

Enso A. Martinez as senior vice president, business banking. Before he was VP, relationship manager government nonprofit group CQ on title at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He has a business degree from Florida State University.

Niurka Rodriguez as senior vice president, business banker. She was previously VP and specialty finance officer for the business banking specialty finance group at JPMorgan Chase.

Juan C. Gil as vice president, business banking. He previously was relationship manager and VP, business banking for JPMorgan Chase.

Luis Miguel named senior VP at Apollo Bank

Luis Miguel has been named senior vice president and branch administrator at Apollo Bank, overseeing the bank’s seven branches. Previously he was at Mercantil Commercebank for 12 years, in which he last served as retail regional sales and service manager. Before that, he held the position of executive vice president and branch administrator at Transatlantic Bank. He previously spent 17 years at Regions Bank, where his last position was as senior vice president and regional manager. Miguel has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baruch College of New York. 

 Best advice he ever received: Anybody can be a banker, but being a banker with passion for your profession, the community and the businesses that you serve, that makes the real difference.

Michael Curbelo, Donna Johnson, Victor Vergara promoted at TotalBank

TotalBank announces three promotions:

Michael Curbelo, most recently vice president and market lender, has been promoted to senior vice president. He is responsible for servicing the Doral, Hialeah and Medley Banking Centers. 

Donna Johnson has been promoted to vice president for Pinecrest, Aventura, West Kendall and North Miami Banking Centers. Before, she was assistant vice president. Johnson has a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Miami.

Victor Vergara has also been promoted from assistant vice president to vice president. He is a residential lending loan originator working with the Airport, Doral Point, Doral Plaza and West Miami Banking centers. 

Enso Martinez, Niurka Rodriguez, Juan Gil promoted at BankUnited

Tatiana Eyzaguirre has been promoted to senior vice president and private client managing director. She was most recently vice president and sales hub manager for Weston and parts of Sunrise. Eyzaguirre will direct a private banking team serving clients in Broward County and West Palm Beach. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida International University. 

Raphael Garcia has been promoted to vice president, senior private client services banker and physician specialist. He was most recently hub manager for the Aventura/Hallandale market. He has a master’s degree in management from the UAC School of Global Management in North Miami and a bachelor’s degree from Nyack College in New York. 

Shane Sweet has been promoted to senior vice president and regional sales leader. He was most recently vice president and business banker. Sweet will manage the branch network throughout Miami-Dade. He has an MBA from Florida Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree in multinational business from Florida State University. 

Ignacio Undurraga named VP and strategy planning officer, City National Bank of Florida

Ignacio Undurraga has been named vice president and strategy planning officer at City National Bank of Florida in Miami. He worked with Siemens AG in its corporate sustainability office in Munich, Germany, and with the Principal Financial Group as a financial adviser and chief of sales representative for the residential and small business loans department in Santiago, Chile. Undurraga graduated with an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management after completing course work concentrated in operations and strategy. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago. 

Ramón Usategui named senior VP, manager at Ocean Bank

Ramón Usategui has been named senior vice president and manager of the Brickell wealth management office of Ocean Bank. Before, he was senior vice president and market executive for the Coral Gables private banking office of Gibraltar Private Bank. Usategui received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Villanova University, and his MBA from the Instituto Centroamericano de Administración 
de Empresas in Managua, Nicaragua.

Kevin Miliffe named VP/relationship manager at City National Bank of Florida

Kevin Miliffe has been named vice president/relationship manager in the real estate banking division of City National Bank of Florida. Before he was at Doral Property Finance. He has an MBA and a master’s degree in management from the University of Florida.

Michelle Sanchez, Orlando Oliva, Eddy Ruiz promoted at TotalBank

TotalBank has promoted three executives within its lending team:

--Michelle Sanchez has been named vice president and business banking lender. She will be serving the Coral Way, 19th Street Drive-I n, Red Sunset, Coral Gables, Bird Road, Downtown, and Brickell banking centers. She was most recently assistant vice president and business banking lender. Her education includes a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from University of Miami and a master’s degree in finance from Florida International University.

--Orlando Oliva, above right, has been promoted to assistant vice president and business banking lender for TotalBank’s Medley, Hialeah, Doral, Doral Point and Doral Plaza Banking Centers. Before, he was banking officer, lender and relationship manager. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and real estate from FIU.

--Eddy Ruiz, right, has been promoted to assistant vice president and business banking lender at the Pinecrest Banking Center. He most recently was lender and relationship manager. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Troy University.

Alexander Jimenez, Miguel Mesa named to executive posts at Apollo Bank

​ Alexander Jimenez, left, will be vice president and branch manager at the Coral Gables location of Apollo Bank, and Miguel Mesa will be vice president and commercial lending officer at the bank. Jimenez was most recently vice president and branch manager at Coconut Grove Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida International University. Before joining Apollo Bank, Mesa was vice president and
a commercial credit officer at Florida Community Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from FIU.