Florida Banking September 2023

PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS

LAKE MARY

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES DADE CITY

Chris Alexander has joined First National Bankers Bank’s Lake Mary team as senior vice president and correspondent lending officer. He is responsible for lending in Florida. Alexander has over 16 years of community banking experience and nearly 25 years of lending/banking experience. Alexander

First National Bank of Pasco (FNB) announced the promotion of Mike Mashke to senior executive vice president – chief revenue officer and chief credit officer. Mashke was previously executive vice president and chief lending officer of FNB. In

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his new position, Mashke will fill two preeminent roles on the Executive Management Team. As chief revenue officer, he will be responsible for generating new non-interest income sources for the bank and for creating a Specialty Banking Division. Additionally, Mashke will oversee the Cannabis Banking new client onboarding as well as sponsoring low-risk fintech solution providers. This role also encompasses the direction of all marketing-related activities for the bank. In the role of chief credit officer, Mashke will manage FNB’s credit team, who oversees all credit functions of the bank. Prior to joining FNB in 2015, Mashke served several banks in commercial loan production and relationship management going back to 1981, including Barnett Bank, Pilot Bank (formerly The Terrace Bank of Florida), Mercantile Bank, NorthStar Bank, and IBERIABANK. Mashke holds a B.A. degree in economics from the University of South Florida, and Graduate School of Banking diploma from the University of Colorado Boulder.

MIAMI

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc., and its wholly owned bank subsidiary U.S. Century Bank, announced the appointment of Luis de la Aguilera to succeed Aida Levitan, Ph.D., as chairman of the Board of Directors for both the company and the bank.

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Levitan had served as chairman of the board since 2017 and will continue to contribute as a valued member of the board. Mr. de la Aguilera will continue serving as president and chief executive officer.

PANAMA CITY

SmartBank announced the promotion of Aaron White to Bay County market president. White’s background includes more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. He joined the SmartBank team in 2021, and most recently served as

HOUSTON

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Cadence Bank announced the appointment of Shanna Kuzdzal as chief legal officer. Kuzdzal succeeds Chuck Pignuolo, who has served as Cadence’s chief legal officer since 2014 and retired in June. In her new role, Kuzdzal will provide legal counsel

a corporate relationship manager. White earned his B.S.B.A. degree from Troy University and completed his Lean Six Sigma verification through Villanova. He is also a graduate of the Alabama Banking School, a certified planning and zoning official through the University of North Florida and is currently a freshman at the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. White’s strong commitment to the Bay County community is evident through his extensive involvement in leadership roles in various organizations. For eight years, he served as Chairman of Robertsdale Planning and Zoning, showcasing his dedication to shaping the community’s growth and development. He has also held notable positions such as Chairman of Deacons and Treasurer at Robertsdale First Baptist Church and served as President and Treasurer for the Eastern Shore Sertoma Club. White is a distinguished graduate of Leadership Mobile.

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to Cadence Bank’s board of directors, executive leadership and senior management. She will also lead a talented team of in-house attorneys and guide the corporate legal strategy, ensuring it is aligned with the company’s strategic priorities and objectives. Kuzdzal received her J.D. with honors from The University of Texas School of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and biology from Rice University. Actively involved in the Houston community, she is president-elect and a director at The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston, a director and immediate past president at the Southwest Association of Bank Counsel, and a member of the Executive Women’s Partnership of the Greater Houston Partnership.

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