Florida Banking April 2022

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

NEW CEOS AND/OR PRESIDENTS FORT MYERS BayFirst Financial Corp., parent company of First Home Bank, has announced strategic promotions of two individuals who have played pivotal roles in the company’s overall success to date. Tom Zernick , who has served as president of CreditBench, First Home Bank’s SBA lending division, has been promoted to president of First Home Bank. In his new role, he will be responsible for coordinating the bank’s various business lines to increase loan and deposit Zernick

generation. Zernick will oversee all product delivery and support functions of the bank, while Anthony N. Leo remains CEO of BayFirst.

Robin Oliver has been promoted to chief operating officer of BayFirst. In her new role, she will focus on enhancing operational efficiencies and improving communication of operating changes in the company. She will oversee most bank operations and administrative departments while remaining the company’s chief financial officer. Oliver

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES DAYTONA BEACH

Education Foundation, United Way and Career Source. FORT MYERS

Philip Nemni has joined Intracoastal Bank as senior vice president/chief financial officer. In this role, he has primary responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the bank’s accounting and financial functions including controls, audit, investments,

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank announced the promotion of Dawn Hall to residential loan officer at the Winkler Branch. Previously, she was a loan coordinator in the bank’s residential lending division at the McGregor Branch. Hall has more

Nemni

regulatory reporting, planning, budgeting and financial management. Prior to joining Intracoastal Bank, Nemni was treasury/chief investment officer at First Florida Integrity Bank Naples. He comes to Intracoastal Bank with more than 37 years of experience in banking, having served in a range of areas including accounting, finance, human resources, investments and operations. Nemni graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in neurophysiology and a Master’s Degree in business administration accounting and finance. He is a registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is an instructor at the Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida.

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than 15 years of experience in the residential lending, banking and sales industries. SANIBEL

Andrew Vanderhorst, CFA, CAIA, CPWA, CFP, has been promoted to chief investment officer (CIO) of The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company and its divisions: The Naples Trust Company and The Tampa Bay Trust Company. His

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responsibilities include leading the Asset Management Committee while overseeing a deep bench of in-house senior-level portfolio managers and investment analysts. He will also continue to serve as a member of the Family Office Services team. Most recently, Vanderhorst held the position of senior vice president and senior portfolio manager for the company’s Tampa Bay offices managing $800 million of client portfolios. Vanderhorst received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at the University of Chicago, a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics at Indiana

Intracoastal Bank announced that Cheryl Tanenbaum will now serve as senior vice president/chief administrative officer. Tanenbaum has had a variety of roles for Intracoastal during the last 13 years. In her new role, she will

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have responsibility for overseeing all aspects of information technology, digital solutions, human resources and operations. Tanenbaum is fervent for business and community service. She has been involved in many local organizations including

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