Popular, Inc. Announces Creation of Corporate Security Group; Appoints Betina Castellv as Chief Security Officer
April 19, 2018 at 08:45 am EDT
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Popular, Inc. announced the creation of the Corporate Security Group, led by Betina Castellv as the Chief Security Officer. This new group will consolidate all corporate efforts related to cyber security and enterprise fraud.
Castellv will be a member of the Senior Management Team and will report directly to Ignacio Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Popular. Castellv's career at Popular, which spans over 20 years, includes leadership roles in several areas, such as financial, operational and market risk, and most recently, the position of General Auditor, which she assumed in 2012.
Popular, Inc. (Popular) is a financial holding company. The Company operates in two segments: Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), which includes its Puerto Rico business, and Banco Popular North America (BPNA), which includes its the United States mainland business. The Company has operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and the Caribbean. The Company's BPPR segment provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, as well as auto and equipment leasing and financing, investment banking, broker-dealer and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries. The Company's BPNA segment consists of Popular North America, Inc. (PNA) functioning as the holding company for its operations in the United States. It also operates PNA's subsidiary, E-LOAN, Inc. The banking operations of BPNA in the United States mainland are based in New York, Florida and New Jersey, conducted under the name of Popular Community Bank.
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