Julio V. Pena
Executive Vice President - Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at AMERANT BANK (f/k/a/ Mercantil Bank, N.A.)
- Role
- Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Amerant Bank
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julio V. Pena
I am an attorney and business professional with over 10 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector. I combine my business acumen and interpersonal skills with advanced legal degrees from NYU and an MBA from Villanova School of Business to facilitate corporate success.Over the years I have participated in numerous and varied initiatives to enable organizational progress. Among the more recent ones have been- Led a cross-functional team in the selection and implementation of technological solutions for database management, content distribution and meeting facilitation aimed at improving Board and Committees’ collaboration and efficiency- Worked in the development of an enterprise risk management tracking and monitoring framework; amended risk committee mission statement and created new risk management committee- Worked in the strategic development and implementation of a legal structure allowing the group’s U.S. banking subsidiary to access the US Capital Markets independently- Co-led a cross-functional team in the selection process of a US transfer agent and negotiated the corresponding contract- Advised chairman, CEO and board on a corporate reorganization required by newly enacted financial regulations in Venezuela- Led the corporate governance restructuring of the group’s banking subsidiary in Panama required by newly enacted regulatory standards- Negotiated multiple agreements with JPMC relative to the Holding Company’s Depository Receipts Program, successfully achieving significant reductions in fees- Co-crafted framework and process to allow DR holders to collect dividend payments in Venezuelan Bolivars and not only in US dollars- Collaborated with Financial Planning unit in the evaluation of potential acquisition targets- Appointed to a cross-functional team to develop and implement branding strategy for the holding company and its subsidiaries.
Experience
Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Jun 2023 — Present · US
Education
New York University
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
2002 — 2003
UCAB - Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law
1992 — 1997
Villanova University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2011 — 2013
New York University
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Comparative Jurisprudence
2001 — 2002
Skills
- Analysis
- Corporate Governance Structures
- Acquisition Strategy and Execution
- Securities
- Capital Markets
- Legal Advice
- Joint Ventures
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Strategy
- Due Diligence
- Risk Tracking and Monitoring
- Contract Structuring and Negotiation
- Legal Writing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Legal Advice
- Collaboration Across Lines of Business
- Corporate Law
- Corporate and Organizational Communication
- International Business Transactions
- Finance
- Finance and Banking
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