Roberto R. Muñoz brings more than 35 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 commercial banking- large corporate and middle-market lending, public, institutional, and specialty lending areas, as well as global wealth and treasury management services including project finance, M&A, and direct foreign investment. Mr. Muñoz has held executive positions 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 BofD), Regions Bank (Senior Managing Director), Israel Discount Bank (Chief Lending Officer), Mizuho Bank (Chief Representative), and Barclay’s Capital, PLC. He began his career with Bank of America in 1980.
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 first vice-chair of the of the executive board of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and its Foundation; secretary of the executive board of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council and its Foundation and chair of the Advantage Miami Development committee; and former chairman and president of the Florida International Bankers Association. He serves on the executive and advisory board of The Center for Financial Training International; the advisory board of the Center for Leadership at Florida International University; the advisory board member of the Tibor and Sheila Hollo School of Real Estate at Florida International University; the board of the Florida Alternative Investment Association; and holds the keys to Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, North Bay Village, and the Zoo Miami Foundation.
In the community, Mr. Muñoz is president-elect of the South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America, chair of the Distinguished Citizens Award Committee, and VP of Finance and the Investment Committee; a board member of the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless, and a trustee board member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of South Florida. Reflecting his commitment to the community, Mr. Muñoz has received numerous awards and recognitions including being named in July 2020 to the Marquis Who’s Who in America and in December 2019 obtained the “Lifetime Achievement” award plus his induction into the “Second Century” Society by the South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America. He received the “Public Service and Capital of Industry” award in Global Trade and Banking from the CSC, Triple C Organization in July 2019 as part of the United Nations Public Service Day initiative. Mr. Muñoz received the 2019 “Diamond Circle” Award for Leadership and Management from First Horizon Bank in February 2020. Twice named “The Achiever” by Miami Today in February 2020 and in May 2014, and received the “Banker of the Year Award” from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in March 2020. With more than 29,000 contacts on LinkedIn, Mr. Munoz has a wide social following and posts regularly on a variety of topics.
Mr. Muñoz was born in Panama to American parents and lived in Hong Kong for six years as an adolescent. He earned his bachelor degree in finance and international business from Florida International University, an associate in arts degree at Miami-Dade College, and High School diploma from Miami Springs Senior High. He also holds numerous diplomas and certificates in the field of banking. He and his wife Teresa have five children, and have been named “Parents of the Year” by the Miami-Dade Public Schools in 2019, 2018 and 2017. In addition to spending time with his family, Mr. Muñoz loves to cook, travel and enjoy the world’s many cultures. He is fluent in English and Spanish.