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Banco Popular Promotes Jorge Garcia To President and CEO

PUBLIC · BPOPJul 26, 2026•14 days ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Popular

Lidio Soriano
San JuanFinancial ServicesFinanceLendingBanking

Description

Banco Popular has announced the promotion of Jorge Garcia to president and CEO, following the retirement of Javier D. Ferrer. Garcia has over 20 years of experience at the bank, previously serving as chief financial officer.

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Company

Popular

Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

About

Popular has been in constant evolution since its founding, more than a century ago. From a small bank it has transformed into a large Corporation that offers a wide variety of financial products and services and has a presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

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