Amerant Bancorp Inc. announced the appointment of Gerald P. Plush as Vice Chairman as well as the forthcoming retirement of Millar Wilson, effective the day after Amerant files its 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, anticipated in March. To ensure a smooth transition, effective February 15, 2021 and until formally appointed as Vice Chairman, Mr. Plush will serve as Executive Vice Chairman. Upon the filing of the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Mr. Wilson will formally retire and will remain as a member of the Board of Directors thereafter and as a consultant to the Company through the end of 2021 to support the transition. Mr. Plush, who is currently on the Amerant Board, is a highly respected financial services industry professional with over 30 years of experience. He is currently a Partner at Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., but will be leaving this role prior to February 15, 2021 when he initiates employment with Amerant. Prior to his time with Patriot, he served in a number of senior executive leadership roles with Santander Holdings USA, Webster Bank and MBNA America, among others.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company. It operates through its subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the Bank). It provides individuals and businesses with a comprehensive array of deposit, credit, investment, wealth management, retail banking, mortgage services and fiduciary services. It offers a variety of trust and estate planning products and services catering to high-net-worth customers, its trust and estate planning products include simple and complex trusts, private foundations, personal investment companies and escrow accounts. It offers a full suite of online banking services including online account opening for domestic and international customers, access to account balances, statements, and other documents, Zelle for consumer and businesses, online transfers, online bill payment and electronic delivery of customer statements, as well as automated teller machines (ATMs), and banking by mobile devices, telephone, and mail. It also offers overdraft protection program.