{"id":664,"date":"2023-12-20T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/newsroom\/?p=664"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:24:38","slug":"amerant-bank-promotes-lenya-suarez-rojo-to-evp-head-of-retail-and-business-banking-appoints-silvia-larrieu-as-business-development-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/newsroom\/corporate\/amerant-bank-promotes-lenya-suarez-rojo-to-evp-head-of-retail-and-business-banking-appoints-silvia-larrieu-as-business-development-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Amerant Bank Promotes Lenya Suarez Rojo To EVP, Head of Retail and Business Banking & Appoints Silvia Larrieu as Business Development Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amerant Bank<\/a>, the largest community bank headquartered in Florida, today announced the following regarding two key team members who will play an integral role in the Bank\u2019s growth strategy in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lenya Suarez Rojo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Lenya Suarez Rojo<\/strong> has been promoted to Executive Vice President and head of retail and business banking at Amerant. Since joining Amerant in early 2022, Suarez Rojo has consistently showcased exceptional leadership qualities, a strong work ethic, and an unwavering commitment to success. In her new capacity, she will oversee all facets of Amerant Bank\u2019s retail and business banking operations spanning South Florida, Tampa, FL, and Houston, Texas. This includes spearheading the development and execution of the Bank\u2019s growth strategy in retail and business banking. Suarez Rojo will continue to report to Howard Levine, SEVP Head of Consumer Banking.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Silvia Larrieu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Silvia Larrieu<\/strong>\u00a0has been appointed\u00a0as\u00a0Business Development Director. In this new role,\u00a0Larrieu\u00a0will focus on identifying and capitalizing on business development opportunities, with a specific emphasis on South Florida. Leveraging her extensive connections in the Miami-Dade market, Larrieu’s proficiency in building meaningful relationships will prove invaluable to the Bank\u2019s business teams. She will report to Matthew Bruno, EVP Miami-Dade Market President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe promotion and appointment of these two women leaders in our organization is another step towards our focus on profitable growth,\u201d said Jerry Plush, Chairman and CEO of Amerant<\/strong>. \u201cLenya\u2019s strong relationship-based leadership style and Silvia\u2019s expertise in developing and maintaining deep relationships with both customers and potential customers will serve them well in their respective roles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about\u00a0Amerant Bank, visit\u00a0amerantbank.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0@AmerantBank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Amerant Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amerant Bank<\/a>, N.A., is the largest community bank headquartered in Florida and the main subsidiary of Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB), with a presence across South Florida and in Tampa, FL, and Houston, TX. The bank has been serving clients for over 40 years and comprises subsidiaries Amerant Investments<\/a> and Amerant Mortgage<\/a>. Rooted in the communities it serves, Amerant supports numerous non-profit and community organizations. In 2023, the company was certified as a Most Loved Workplace\u00ae by Best Practice Institute. For news and updates, visit the Amerant Newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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