Florida Banking September 2021

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

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business development officer of the Miami branch of the Federal Reserve and senior vice president, correspondent banking. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration studying marketing and management from Florida International University. VENICE

Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTB and AMTBB) announced that Christine Esteve has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Esteve is a local marketing veteran with nearly 30 years of experience, and

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Caldwell Trust Company announced the addition of Nikki McCain, J.D., LL.M. as a trust officer. McCain brings a deep knowledge of tax law, estate planning and business transactions. She formerly owned and operated two law firms, one in

she will oversee Amerant’s brand and media strategy, customer research, advertising, local market delivery and agency management. Prior to joining Amerant, Esteve was the vice president of performance marketing at Carnival Cruise Line. In her 28 years at Carnival, she led multiple teams and managed initiatives in brand management, advertising, media, customer marketing, eCommerce and more. Esteve earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the University of Florida. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the University of South Florida’s Digital Marketing certificate program. OCALA Mainstreet Community Bank announced the addition of Patty Ingram as vice president and excelled at multiple positions within the financial industry over the years including credit underwriter, relationship manager, and most recently, vice president of SBA Business Development. Ingram has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is currently working on her master’s degree. She is active in her local community and enjoys volunteering with local athletic programs. TAMPA BAY ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), announced the addition of Ingram commercial lending officer. Ingram has nearly 20 years in banking. She began her banking career in 2002 as a consumer loan processor, and has

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Venice and another in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. McCain received her LL.M. in taxation from the University of Denver and her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Florida Coastal School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Florida, South Dakota, and Tennessee, and is registered to practice before the United States Tax Court and the District Court of North Dakota. McCain chairs the Judicial Committee of the Collection Due Process (CDP) Summit Initiative of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Taxation. She has provided pro bono services to several nonprofit organizations. She is currently on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County, where she also chairs the governance committee.

NEW CEO AND/OR PRESIDENT MIAMI

First National Bank of South Miami announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Veronica Birch Flores to the position of president and chief operating officer. Flores is the bank’s first female president in nearly 70

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years. She succeeds Drew A. Dammeier, who is retiring as President; he will remain with the bank as a member of its board. A community banker since 1980 and a 22-year veteran of FNBSM, Flores has held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as the bank’s chief operating officer and executive vice president. She has been responsible for day-to-day management of the bank as well as client and community relations. Flores serves on several FNBSM committees, including its Loan, Trust, Compliance and Cyber Security committees. In addition to serving on the bank board, she has served on the Florida Bankers Association State Board, and is now on its Government Relations Committee.

Guillermo Chiang as senior vice president, correspondent banking officer, developing and managing relationships in Florida. In this role,

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Chiang will work with the Correspondent Bank Division to deliver personal customer service and value-added solutions to community banks throughout the Florida market along with Bill Dacko. Chiang has over thirty years of banking experience, having built a career in the Florida community serving in a variety of roles including customer service center supervisor, senior

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