Jose E. Cueto

Jose E. Cueto was born in Coral Gables, Florida and attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School. He later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Florida International University.

Mr. Cueto is the President & Chief Executive Officer of International Finance Bank since May 4, 2015 after having served as the Head of Corporate Banking at FirstBank, Puerto Rico from 2012-2015.

From 2001-2012 Mr. Cueto worked for Caja Madrid where he opened its Miami International Banking Agency and eventually grew it to more than $3 billion in assets and held various positions in the Organization including Deputy General Manager & Chief Financial Officer and later Head of Corporate Banking, Capital Markets and Project Finance. He was a member of the City National Bank acquisition team and later served as a Director.

Mr. Cueto began his banking career 31 years ago at Republic National Bank of Miami and later worked for First Union, Capital Bank, Banco Real and Bank Leumi.

Mr. Cueto has been recognized as a top producer and is highly regarded in the local banking community. He received the South Florida Business Journal’s Lender of the Year award in 2013, the US-Spain Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Ponce de Leon Excellence Award, Florida Bankers Association 2016 Horizon Award, and the South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America Hispanic Heritage Award in 2018. In 2019, he was recognized as one of Power Leaders in Banking by the South Florida Business Journal, and was featured as The Achiever in Miami Today.

He presently serves on the Orange Bowl Committee as a Board Member, and he is the President-Elect of the South Florida Banking Institute. He is also the President-Elect of the Center for Financial Training, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Bankers Association (FBA). Mr. Cueto also serves as Vice-Chairman of the FBA BancPAC and sits on the UM Citizens Board, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Sebastian Strong Foundation.