Florida Banking June/July 2025

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management (Magna Cum Laude) and master of science in management (Summa Cum Laude) from Hodges University, and master of arts (Magna Cum Laude) from Duke University. Hemrick is an adjunct professor for marketing and business management at Florida SouthWestern State College. Banesco USA Adds Corporate Banking Team Banesco USA hired a team to expand the bank’s presence in Broward County and serve its growing business community. The bank recently established a Loan and Deposit Production office in Plantation. Subject to regulatory approval, Banesco plans to open a full-service branch there later this year. Senior Vice President Joshua Montagna, with nearly 20 years in the financial services industry, will serve as Broward Market Executive. He holds an MBA in finance from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and a bachelor of science in finance and entrepreneurship from Florida State University, and serves on NSU’s Ambassadors Board. Senior Vice President of Corporate Banking Kimberly Cagiano will provide strategic financial solutions to corporate and commercial businesses in the private sector, leveraging over 30 years of experience in the banking industry. She holds academic degrees from Broward College and Bellevue University and is a graduate of the Leadership Broward program. Senior Vice President of Corporate Banking Matthew Kronfeld will focus on fostering new corporate and commercial client relationships in the Tri-County with a focus on the Broward market, where he has 18 years of experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and serves on the Board of Boys & Girls Club of Broward County. Customer Relationship Officer Ruiz will build and maintain client relationships, and ensure financing

needs are met. He holds an academic degree from Miami Dade College. SmartBank Appoints Shomaker to Board, Hires Zirlott SmartBank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial, Inc., appointed Kelli Shomaker to its Board of Directors. Shomaker serves as Senior Vice President for Business and Administration and CFO at Auburn University. She holds a bachelor of business administration in The bank also welcomed Amanda Zirlott to its Mobile, Ala., branch as a Treasury Management Officer. Zirlott joins the bank with over two decades of extensive banking experience, specializing in treasury management. She also has a strong history of building accounting from Texas A&M University and a master of education in higher education administration from Auburn University. and maintaining long-term client relationships. City National Bank of Florida Expands Executive Team City National Bank of Florida added executives Michael MacIntyre, Chief Banking Officer, and Christian Sundblad, Chief Wholesale & International Banking Executive. Shomaker Zirlott

MacIntyre will oversee Real Estate Banking, Commercial Banking, Community Association Banking, and Business & Personal Banking. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y., and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill,

MacIntyre

Kenan Flagler Business School. He is also a graduate of the Consumer Bankers Association Graduate School of Retail Bank Management at the University of Virginia.

Sundblad will be responsible for Corporate Banking, Specialty Finance, International Private Banking, and Capital Markets. Sundblad brings experience managing multinational corporate client relationships and

Sundblad

delivering growth through multidisciplinary business initiatives. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina and an Executive MBA from IAE Business School.

Banesco Broward Team

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