FIU Business Now Magazine - Fall 2021
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
 
Class Notes
 

 

1970s

Antonio Argiz (BAcc '74) has been named the 2021 South Florida Business Journal Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

1980s

Carmen Perez-Carlton (BAcc '82) has joined the board of directors and the environmental, social and governance committee for Blink Charging.

1990s

Vivian Lopez-Blanco (BAcc '90) has been appointed to BurgerFi's board of directors and as chair of the audit committee.

John Diez (MAcc '94, BAcc '92) has been appointed executive vice president and CFO for Ryder System.

Jose Vazquez (BBA '92) was recently appointed to Grove Bank & Trust's board of directors.

Rick Fernandez (BBA '93) has been appointed as president of Northern Trust Corporation's Washington, D.C., region and a member of its Mid-Atlantic Region Leadership team.

Roberto R. Pena (BBA '94) has joined Tenet Global Advisors Group and Insigneo Financial Group as senior financial consultant and vice president.

José Ferrer (BBA '96) has joined Mark Migdal & Hayden as a partner.

Fernando Mesia (MBA '97) is the senior vice president of middle market banking at Synovus Bank.

Hector V. Rhon (BBA '97) is the quality assurance team lead for Convey Health Solutions.

Fred Campos (MAcc '01, BAcc '98) is the southeast transaction advisory services leader at Marcum.

Jose A. Hernandez-Solaun (BBA '98) has been appointed to the Florida Council of 100 board of directors.

Lana Alleyne (MBA '99) has been appointed client service director at Red Advertising and Marketing.

Nelson Vallin (BBA '99) has joined Insigneo as senior vice president and investment consultant.

2000s

Andres Diez (MBA '00) has joined Swissport as global director.

Steven Hurwitz (MBA '00) has joined JLL as managing director in South Florida.

Kiomara Hidalgo (MSHRM '07, BA '01) is Atento's new global chief people officer.

Jesus Rodriguez (MSF '01) has been named the senior vice president of sales at Del Monte Fresh Produce.

Kareem Brantley (MSF '02) is a trustee of The Miami Foundation.

Justo (Jay) Rey (BBA '02) has been named publisher of Tampa Bay Newspapers.

Andrea DeMarco Sieger (MSF '03) has been appointed chief sales and marketing officer for Regent Seven Seas Cruises at Norwegian Cruise Line.

Vincent King (BBA '03) is the director of Western Europe regional credit for Citibank.

Philip Herzberg (MSF '05) is the lead financial advisor at Team Hewins.

Ronald Lacayo (BBA '08) has been named partner at Kelley Kronenberg in Miami.

Edgar J. Nieto (MBA '11, BBA '08) has been appointed vice president, loan officer at Terrabank.

Zonia Rattray (BBA '08) has joined Advocate Health Advisors as a compliance associate.

Grace Ugalde-Wolpert (MBA '09) is the chief development officer at FLITE Center.

2010s

Carlos Gonzalez (MSF '10) has been promoted to CIO at AHS Residential.

Judy Frum (MBA '11) is the chief operating officer at Broward Health Medical Center and Salah Foundation Children's Hospital.

Matthew Marcial (MBA '11) has been promoted to CEO of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services.

Alex Acosta (BBA '12) has been named manager of MICE and charter sales at MSC Cruises USA.

Joaquin Guerrero (BBA '12) has joined Centennial Bank as assistant vice president/senior business development officer.

Janina Kowalski (MBA '12) is the digital marketing analytics lead at Conviva Care Centers.

Marco Lopez (MAcc '13, BAcc '12) was reappointed as treasurer of the Miami Bridge board of directors.

Mauricio Vera (BBA '12) is an auditor for Royal Caribbean Group.

Horacio Aguirre (BBA '13) has been named financial advisor for UBS's South Florida market.

Tiffany Ashley Disney (BBA '13) has joined Haber Law as an associate attorney.

David Forte (MBA '13) is Pensacola's deputy city administrator.

Lulu Tyson (MBA '13) is vice president of strategic development at OneShare Health.

Vedner Guerrier (MBA '14) has been promoted to CEO at Memorial Hospital Miramar.

Melanie Sanchez (MBA '14) has been appointed secretary of the Miami Bridge board of directors.

Irene Tullmann (MIB '14) is the deputy CFO for MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company.

Maray Leal (MSHRM '16) has joined BDO USA as regional human resources director.

Gretter Codina Miranda (BBA '16) has joined Silverman Schermer as a trusts and estates associate.

Dan Reeves (MBA '16) has been hired by Jasper Colin Research as associate director of sales.

Jesus Tundidor (MBA '16), council president for the city of Hialeah, has been appointed to the board of the Adrienne Arsht Center.

Amy Sanchez (BBA '19) has been named president of FirstService Residential in central Florida.


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