Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.
Latest NewsAnne Hubert is a Senior Vice President at Scratch, a division of Viacom Media Networks created to channel the power of Viacom in new ways. Scratch leverages the cultural force of Viacom and its brands to develop insights, strategy, products, original content and more. Anne joined Viacom in 2008, building the capabilities now housed in Scratch and today oversees strategy, cultural intelligence and all client engagements for the group.Prior to Scratch, Anne worked in Development & Programming at MTV360 and led Integrated Programming at mtvU, MTV�s Emmy and Peabody award winning college network.�Before joining Viacom, Anne worked on Capitol Hill in the office of Jon S. Corzine, Senator from New Jersey, as a policy advisor covering a range of areas including technology, telecommunications, gun control, labor and the economy. She also spent time in management consulting at BCG and working in the U.S. Attorney�s Office in St. Louis, her hometown.Anne holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a JD from Harvard Law School and a BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford. She serves on the executive board of Venture for America and calls New York her home.
Christine DiLandro is the SVP, Director of Media & Integrated Marketing for Citi North America Marketing. She is responsible for media strategy and planning �for brand and product advertising in support of Citi Cards, Citibank and Co-Brands across all channels.� She led the integrated marketing partnership for Citi� Bike and supported the media activation for the US Olympics sponsorship.Christine began her career with Citibank in 2004 where she managed the advertising strategy and execution for the Retail Bank.� In her role Christine oversaw National and Local advertising efforts, including creative, media planning and PR.�Prior to joining Citibank Christine had 15 years of Advertising Agency experience managing account relationships including connect@jwt, the digital arm of J. Walter Thompson, Agent16 and The Sawtooth Group. Christine has worked on a range of National Brands executing fully integrated marketing campaigns, with a strong emphasis on digital marketing.
Jackie Buonassisi is Vice President of the Internet and Mobile Channel Group at US Bank.� In this role she leads US Bank�s online and mobile channel application platform and fulfillment optimization project.� Her current focus is on new account application strategy and decision and fulfillment process reengineering.Prior to joining US Bank, Jackie both worked and consulted to a number of major financial services companies including VISA International, Citibank, Charles Schwab, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank.� Her areas of expertise encompass retail and business banking markets both domestically and internationally.Jackie began her career at Citibank in Chicago where she developed and launched their very successful business card and loyalty program.� She then moved to San Francisco to join Bank of America and was responsible for the Deposit and Fee Based Products and Services Group. �Jackie joined VISA International and oversaw the reengineering of their marketing and communications strategies for debit cards and the implementation of a new online small business product targeted at emerging worldwide markets.� Jackie then opened her own financial consulting business and her clients included a number of major banking and brokerage institutions including Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab.� At Wells Fargo she drove several retail bank strategy projects.� At Charles Schwab Jackie successfully launched their remote deposit capture application for both the Bank and Brokerage businesses.� Her consulting experience was very diverse and included numerous deposit and card portfolio assessment programs and seminars for executives in North and South America, Asia-Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe.�Jackie is a graduate of Carthage College and received her MBA in Finance from DePaul University.��
Robert Kleiber is currently serving as the National Director of Small Business Banking for Citibank North America. �Rob has been in banking for 19 years, beginning his career with Citibank in 1995.� After spending two years in branch based sales, Rob transitioned into Finance. �His roles have varied between senior accounting and finance positions to overseeing the expense, revenue and financial reporting teams. �Rob has spent a majority of his career serving as Chief Financial Officer for the Small Business and Commercial Banking divisions within Citi.� Prior to his current position, Rob served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Consumer Banking network within the East Region.Currently, Rob is responsible for sales, strategy and overall execution for the banking segment focusing on small businesses with annual sales of up to five million dollars.� Citi operates over 900 branches throughout the United States.� Rob graduated from Dowling College with a degree in Finance & Political Science and resides with his family in Long Island, New York. �
Brett Pohlman is currently a Social Media Community Manager at Regions Financial Corporation in Birmingham, AL. At Regions, he focuses on building relationships with customers and fostering growth across Regions� eleven social communities.Before joining Regions, he was the Social Media Manager at blr|further in Birmingham. He worked with clients in the healthcare, nonprofit and restaurant industries. Prior to blr|further, he worked as a Social Media Coordinator at Schneider Associates in Boston primarily with Baskin-Robbins, NECCO and other CPG brands.Brett holds a BA in Public Relations from Auburn University and is currently working on his Masters degree in Integrated Marketing Communications.
Wendy is an owner and principal of Sequel,�a branding, marketing and�design agency that brings imagination and a wealth of implementation�experience to�traditional branding and marketing programs, as well as campaigns that leverage offline, digital�and social media touch points. She is a�creative director and�marketing/communications strategist with over two decades�of experience leading interdisciplinary teams. Her clients have included leading financial services companies,�such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, BlackRock, Envestnet and NewAlliance Bank, as well as companies outside the space including Sprint, Pitney Bowes and CA Technologies.Wendy is former Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Red Sky Interactive/New York and a principal of its predecessor,�Belk Mignogna Associates. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of�Design, and her work has been recognized by leading professional associations�and publications. Additionally, she has judged standard-setting�design competitions.Wendy is a book club junkie and a New York Times crossword puzzle enthusiast. You can often catch her walking her dog on the weekends in Prospect Park.�
James Viceconte is a Portfolio Manager of the Global Opportunistic Finance Strategy. Prior to joining AllianceBernstein in 2013, he was partner in GMG Investment Advisors, an emerging market�focused credit fund managing a range of secured and unsecured investment strategies.Before that, Mr. Viceconte was a managing director at Citigroup and its predecessor firms, where he was in charge of principal investment strategies in the Special Situations Group for all non-mortgage consumer assets in the US and all consumer and small commercial receivables in Latin America.He began his career in the US mortgage and asset-backed markets at JP Morgan and, after a brief tenure at First Bank System Mortgage Corp, joined Salomon Brothers Inc. It was there, after managing various non-agency mortgage and ABS trading books, that he expanded the scope of his responsibilities into secured-asset strategies in Asia, Europe and Latin America.Mr. Viceconte holds a BS from Fordham University�s Gabelli School of Business and an MBA from the University of Chicago�s Booth School of Business.
Rob Snow is a founding partner of Carillon Capital. Rob is responsible for working with clients on business development, portfolio management, asset valuation and risk management related to both loan and structured finance assets. Rob also serves in an executive capacity with Blue Bridge Financial, a nationwide originator of small business loans, where his responsibilities include management of the capital markets activities and oversight of the credit operations.Over the past 22 years, Rob has purchased and sold over $15 billion in whole loans and been responsible for structuring, issuing and trading of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. Most recently while running the lending business at E*TRADE, Rob led the de novo launch of the home equity, auto and credit card business lines, acquired and managed one of the largest boat and RV lenders in the country and ran the retail and wholesale mortgage businesses. He holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
Beth Marcello, director of Women�s Business Development for PNC, has a one-of-a-kind job. Across PNC�s 19-state branch footprint, she supports the success of women who own or run businesses by helping their bankers better understand what�s important to them. Under her leadership, the bank�s corps of PNC-Certified Women�s Business Advocates has increased to nearly 1,500 men and women � growing 43% in 2013 alone.Advocating for women in business is a role that comes naturally to Beth: Before joining the bank eight years ago, she was president of PRwriting, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based firm that for 20 years provided communications expertise to numerous companies and nonprofits. Her impassioned support for women�s leadership is evident in her extracurricular activities as well. Beth chairs both the Pittsburgh Athena Awards, one of Athena International�s largest annual award programs, and the Pittsburgh Advisory Council for Strong Women, Strong Girls. She is board member of the Women Presidents� Organization, City Theatre and the Birmingham Foundation, and an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a bachelor�s degree in Journalism & Communications from Point Park University.
Kristine Goddard joined Zions Bank in 2011 after moving to Utah from San Francisco, California.� Currently she is responsible for Small Business Banking in Utah and Idaho.� Her responsibilities include every aspect of Zions Bank�s outreach to the small business customer.� She chairs the Small Business Executive Committee bringing together all Zions Bank departments that provide products and services, ensuring a coordinated and focused approach for the small business client.� She also serves on the Underwriting and Portfolio Management Forum which brings together all of Zions Bancorp affiliates to develop common underwriting and portfolio management practices throughout the seven bank affiliates.Kristine is also responsible for oversight and approval of the credit portfolio for the Zions Bank Women�s Financial Group.�Prior to Zions Bank, Kristine�s career took her to Bank of America, Union Bank of California and California Bank and Trust, managing small business lenders and underwriting centers.�Active in the community, Kristine currently serves as the Treasurer and Board Member for the Utah YWCA and Board Member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.









