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PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES FORT MYERS Helen Maksimova has joined

of experience in HR, including recruitment, labor relations and change management, and has helped transform the bank’s HR department from an administrative role to a strategic partner working with senior management. Previously, she was assistant manager at UCFC representative office of Banco Union del Paraguay in Miami. She holds a certification in human resources from Florida International University, and a human resources certificate from Barry University in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management. In addition, she studied law at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. FirstBank Florida announced that Jose Maria Lacasa has been named executive vice president of experience in the banking industry and has held senior executive positions at local domestic and foreign financial institutions. He previously worked for Bankia and also Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in its London office, where he lived for two years. Lacasa holds leadership roles in various South Florida civic organizations, serving as a Board Member at the South Florida Banking Institute, the Board of Governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and the Center for Financial Training. He is also the First Executive Vice President of the US – Spain Chamber of Commerce, among other institutions. ORLANDO Lacasa and business director for the Florida region. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving future growth in the region and enhancing brand and client satisfaction in collaboration with the regional leadership team. Lacasa has over 20 years

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a teller. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Maksimova has over 18 years of bookkeeping and accounting

Maksimova

experience in Southwest Florida. Prior to joining the bank, she worked as a bookkeeper for Bailey’s General Store and CROW on Sanibel. She was also an accounting associate for the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. Maksimova attended Edison State College and graduated from Nizhyn Gogol State University in Ukraine. Marcia Williams has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a

customer service representative and teller at the bank’s Gateway Branch. She is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions. Williams is a

Williams

banking veteran with nearly 30 years of experience working for community banks, regional banks and credit unions in Southwest Florida and Tennessee. MIAMI Terrabank announced the promotion

of Maria (Mari) Isabel Blanco to senior vice president, director of residential lending. In her new role, she will oversee a department of five. With more than 34 years of banking experience, Blanco joined Terrabank

Blanco

in 2017 as vice president, SBA lending officer. Prior to Terrabank, she was senior vice president, senior loan originator at Home Financial Group, LLC. Her banking career began in 1987 at Ponce de Leon Federal Savings & Loan (now First Bank Florida) where she worked in loan servicing and as a REO specialist. She also worked at The International Bank of Miami, N.A., Helm Bank USA and Banco Do Brasil Americas. A native Miamian, Blanco earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida International University. Terrabank also announced the promotion of Adriana Nino to senior vice president, human resources director, where she will develop and implement human resources policies and procedures to recruit and retain staff. Nino joined Terrabank in 1997. She has over 20 years Nino

IBERIABANK First Horizon welcomes Bart Bishop , EVP commercial banking executive for the Central Florida region. Bishop brings over 35 years of commercial banking expertise and leadership to the organization. He has been appointed to lead the Bank’s

Bishop

growth plans for the Commercial Banking, Business Banking, Commercial R/E and Corporate Banking segments. A lifelong Floridian, Bishop is a graduate of Stetson University and has worked in the industry in markets across Florida. He has prior experience as a Corporate and Commercial banker in the Central Florida region. He served Southeast and Southwest Florida for 12 years as the SVP, commercial banking sales manager for Fifth Third Bank, and was president of a statewide bank for the South Florida market for five years.

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