Amerant’s Brian Barroso Named Trustee and Executive Committee Member of HistoryMiami Museum
MIAMI – Amerant Bank, the largest community bank headquartered in Florida, proudly announces that Brian Barroso, Senior Vice President, CRE Relationship Manager, has been recently appointed as a trustee and executive committee member of HistoryMiami Museum.
As a member of HistoryMiami’s executive committee, Barroso will help track progress towards strategic goals and initiatives, provide organizational oversight by assigning tasks and committees, as well as make decisions that align with HistoryMiami’s mission.
HistoryMiami, located in Downtown Miami, shares Miami’s stories to foster learning, inspire a sense of place, and build an engaged and involved community. With values that fall in line with Amerant’s community-driven outreach, HistoryMiami connects and educates members of the community to shape and empower visitors as well as South Florida neighborhoods as a whole.
“It is a great privilege to serve on HistoryMiami’s executive committee and guide the museum to further connecting to the people of Miami,” said Barroso. “Working with this foundation has and will continue to give me the opportunity to become more involved in my immediate community and take part in shaping Miami’s future.”
With 15 years of experience in the finance industry, Barroso has served Amerant for the past five years. In his role as Senior Vice President, CRE Lending Officer, he manages portfolios and fosters relationships with real estate funds. Additionally, he served as Vice President SAD Manager and Vice President SAD Special Assets Officer at Amerant.
Prior to joining the Amerant, he held roles including U.S. Century Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Lender and VP CRE Relationship Manager, where he expanded the bank’s network of contacts and represented the bank at several trade organizations. In addition, Barroso previously worked at Bank United as a Commercial Real Estate Lender and Credit Analyst, where he solicited new real estate relationships and analyzed a variety of loan types.
“We are proud to announce Barroso’s involvement with such an educational organization in our community,” added Millar Wilson, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Amerant Bank. “He is an integral part of Amerant’s team and we are confident that he will be successful in advancing the museum’s impact on the community.”
Barroso majored in finance and business administration at The University of Florida as well as earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Miami Dade College.
Amerant, headquartered in Coral Gables, offers 23 banking centers in its network, with 15 in South Florida, eight in Houston, Texas, and one loan production office in New York as well as a newly opened loan and deposit production office in Dallas, Texas.
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About Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and Amerant Bank
Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTB and AMTBB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. The Company operates through its subsidiaries, Amerant Bank, N.A., Amerant Investments, Inc. and Amerant Trust, N.A. The Company provides individuals and businesses in the U.S., as well as select international clients, with deposit, credit and wealth management services. The Bank, which has operated for almost 40 years, is the largest community bank headquartered in Florida. Amerant Bank operates 23 banking centers – 15 in South Florida and 8 in the Houston, Texas area, as well as a commercial real estate loan production office in New York City and a loan production office in Dallas,Texas. For more information, please visit amerantbank.com or investor.amerantbank.com.
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