Hispanic Federation Board of Directors Elects Banco Popular Inc. Exec. Vice President Manuel Chinea As New Board Chairman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9th 2020
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NEW YORK, NY – July 9th, 2020 —Hispanic Federation announces the election of Manuel Chinea of Popular Bank as chairman of the organization’s board of directors.
Chinea is Chief Operating Officer of Popular Bank, a division of Popular, Inc., a leading financial institution with over $52 billion in assets and operations in Puerto Rico, the mainland U.S. and the Virgin Islands. Popular Bank has operations in New York, New Jersey and South Florida. The bank opened its first branch in the mainland U.S. in 1961 and currently has $10 billion in assets.
Chinea was elected chairman at the board’s quarterly meeting last month. Prior to his appointment, he chaired the board’s Development Committee and has been an active member of the Executive Committee. He has been instrumental in helping the federation strengthen the 30-year partnership with Popular Bank and other institutions.
“The Hispanic Federation stands at the forefront of efforts to empower and advance the Latinx community,” said Manuel Chinea. “I am very proud of being part of its Board of Directors for the past four years and, as Chairman, I look forward to continuing to support the organization’s vision and amazing work in the areas of education, health, civic engagement and economic empowerment, among others.”
In recent years, Hispanic Federation has grown in influence and reach across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with satellite offices in Washington, DC, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, and others under consideration.
“Hispanic Federation is poised like never before to fulfill its mission to empower and advance the Hispanic community, and we are proud to advance our goals under Manuel’s leadership,” said Frankie Miranda, President of Hispanic Federation. “Manuel’s financial background and commitment uplifts our community and addresses the needs of underserved communities, this is important to the continued growth our organization’s mission.” We are grateful to Nathalie for her years of leadership and stewardhip,” Miranda added.
For more than two decades, Chinea has been an active member and officer of several marketing, credit, treasury management and not-for-profit organizations. In addition to his position and work with the Hispanic Federation Board, Chinea is a board member of Junior Achievement of New York.
Outgoing Chair Nathalie Rayes will continue serving as member of the executive committee of the Federation’s Board of Directors.
