Overview
- Banamex named René Pimentel director of corporate and investment banking, effective June 1, with a mandate to lead the bank’s return to this market.
- He will create and grow the new unit by defining its focus, structure, client coverage, and plan for faster deal execution.
- The platform will offer financing, leasing, syndicated loans, treasury, trade finance, foreign exchange, and access to debt and equity markets, plus derivatives.
- Pimentel brings nearly three decades in finance with roles at Citibank México, Deutsche Bank in Mexico and New York, IXE Grupo Financiero, and Banorte.
- The hire follows recent leadership moves, including Edgardo del Rincón as CEO starting June 1 and Marcelo Santos to lead the Afore, signaling a coordinated reset.