Roberto R. Muñoz brings more than 40 years of financial experience to his leadership role as President of the Miami Market for Commercial Banking and Wealth Management at First Horizon Bank, a $42 billion bank with over 275 branches headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. He was previously Commercial Banking and Wealth Team Leader for South Florida for Synovus Bank. In his banking career, Mr. Muñoz has facilitated more than $28 billion of economic activity in Florida, the Caribbean, Central and South America in the areas of project finance, M&A, direct and indirect foreign investment, commercial, public, institutional, and specialty lending areas, as well as, global wealth and treasury management services. Prior to joining First Horizon Bank and Synovus Bank, Mr. Muñoz held executive positions in Miami with BBVA Compass Bank (President, South Florida Market), Professional Bank (Chief Lending Officer and Senior EVP), Marquis Bank (CEO, President, CLO, and Voting Member of the Board of Directors), Regions Bank (Senior Managing Director), Israel Discount Bank (Chief Lending Officer for Florida), Mizuho Bank (Chief Representative), and Barclay’s Capital, PLC (VP). He began his career with Bank of America in 1980. Mr. Muñoz earned an associate degree at Miami-Dade College, and a bachelor degree in finance and international business from Florida International University and now holds numerous diplomas and certificates in the field of banking. He is a visiting professor at FIU, and speaks regularly to professional and civic organizations on banking, civic, and leadership topics. Mr. Muñoz is the 2020 and 2019 chairman of the World Trade Center Miami and serves in leadership roles in other South Florida civic organizations. He is the secretary of the executive board of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council and it’s Foundation, and chair of the Advantage Miami Development committee; treasurer and finance committee chair of the executive board of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce; former chairman and president of the Florida International Bankers Association. He serves on the executive and advisory board of The Center for Financial Training Southeastern Chapter; the advisory board of the Center for Leadership at Florida International University; advisory board member of the Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate at Florida International University; board member of the Florida Alternative Investment Association; and is a member of the Hong Kong Business Association of Florida. Received the “Banker of the Year Award” from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in March 2020. Mr. Muñoz and his wife Tere have five children, and have been named “Parents of the Year” by the Miami-Dade Public Schools in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
In an environment of uncertainty where cash is KING, what are Banks and Direct Lenders thinking about post-pandemic? But before I go there, where were we?
Pre-pandemic, the global economy was buzzing along on two and half or three cylinders and I say this because even though the US was steaming along on 4 cylinders, China, Germany and many countries in Europe and the rest of the world were showing signs of financial fatigue with slowing economic output as measured by GDP growth.
Speakers: Roberto Munoz, Shalako Wiener, Dipak Jogia, Willy Gomez, and Nic Perkin
Join us for a panel on Investing in Real Estate to learn from our expert panelists while they provide an overview of what they are seeing today as we are move through the early stages of the impact from COVID-19. Each of the panelists will have an opportunity to speak about their strategy, performance expectations and their teams while they discuss their observations surrounding todays current events. Each panelist will provide investors and asset class managers with insight into their thought processes around risk mitigation and potential opportunity coming out of the current environment. As the dust begins to settle in their respective niches, our experts that have a long track record in the following areas of Workforce Housing, Hotels, Office Buildings, Insurance & Distressed Real Estate Investing will talk about how they are thinking about capturing the opportunities.
Speakers: Roberto Munoz, Ernest Johnson, Michael Mangione, Joseph W. DeMatteo Sr., and Matthew I. Kramer
First Horizon National Corp. offers capital market services, regional banking and wealth management through our First Horizon family of companies.Fixed IncomeFHN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading, and strategies for institutional customers in the United States and abroad. The company also provides investment services and balance sheet management solutions. FHN Financial is an important part of First Horizon’s business model, as it provides unique countercyclical benefits and complements our approach to managing our company for soundness and profitability throughout shifts in the economy.With an average daily trading volume of $5+ billion, FHN Financial has transacted business in recent years with approximately 50% of all US banks with portfolios more than $100 million.FHN Financial is comprised of six entities: FHN Financial Capital Markets, FHN Financial Securities Corp., FHN Financial Capital Assets Corp., FHN Financial Portfolio Advisors, FHN Financial Municipal Advisors, and FHN Financial Main Street Advisors. Based in Memphis, Tenn., FHN Financial has nearly 30 offices throughout the United States.Regional BankingFirst Horizon Bank is committed to making your banking experience the best it can be with innovative, convenient services and helpful, knowledgeable people. From your first checking account to the loan you need to build a home or business, we are committed to helping you at every stage of your financial life.With a network of approximately 250 bank locations across the Southeast, we make it easy to help you take good care of your money.Wealth ManagementWith 30 trust officers, 86 financial advisors, 10 financial planning professionals, and $32 billion in assets under administration, First Horizon Advisors’ mission is to provide you with access to a range of resources that can help you build the financial future you deserve.Every product, every service, and every person in our organization is dedicated to helping you maximize your financial potential and reach your investment goals. Whether you need advice and guidance with investments, trusts, financial planning, or more, our advisors have the expertise to provide peace of mind and clear direction.