![]() ![]() “We’ve developed a very hard-working and talented team at IBC who are fully committed to our customers and our community,” Guerra said. After working three and a half decades with IBC, he is confident that the experienced and committed staff, which he helped develop, will continue his legacy. Guerra has been contemplating retirement and feels now is the right time. David Guerra, president and CEO of International Bank of Commerce (IBC) – McAllen announces his retirement and Adrian Villarreal, senior executive vice president assumes the CEO leadership position. Here is IBC Bank’s news release announcing Villarreal’s appointment:ĭec. There is a lot of need but there is also a lot of opportunity. We are just trying to continue that legacy he provided us. David had done such a good job and has been so involved in the community that he has made it easy for us. I have been so busy there has not been time to reflect on it. Asked how he was settling in, Villarreal said: Villarreal’s appointment as president of IBC Bank in McAllen was announced late last year, following longtime president David Guerra’s retirement. It is good to create awareness of the needs of the homeless and of immigrants, no matter what time of year it is,” Gonzalez said. This lunch is a wonderful way of giving back. We brought toys we collected at Vicente’s Christmas Bash. We did a toy drive with her a couple of weeks ago, in north Donna. “I am so pleased Sister Norma invited me. One of the VIPs to attend was Lorena Saenz Gonzalez, wife of U.S. Or, now that it is cold, they do not have anything to wear. They also help the homeless, the poor that do not have food to eat that day. The respite center is not only for immigrants. “Because of the good work they do at the respite center. I asked if we could do something to celebrate the Three Kings and he said go for it.”Īsked why her bank chose to collaborate with Catholic Charities RGV, Brown said. Then Christmas came around and something happened, but I was determined that we were going to do this and with Adrian Villarreal’s help, here we are. IBC Bank’s Brown said: “We wanted to do something for Thanksgiving but unfortunately we could not do it. We get a lot of self-fulfillment out of it.” “A lot of us, growing up in this culture, being able to help people comes natural to us. Giving to those less fortunate is also a Valley trait, Villarreal told the Rio Grande Guardian. We do not do it because we have to do it. It touches them inside and gives them a sense of identity, of what is really important, the priorities they have. It is not just our bank officers, but also our tellers. We are just going to do as much as we can in 2018.”Īsked what IBC Bank employees get out of such events, Villarreal said: She keeps us busy, doing as much as we can for the community. “Dora, she is planning events year-round. Villarreal said a shout out should go to Dora Brown, IBC McAllen’s vice president for marketing. Pimentel added: “We must remember that no matter what our responsibilities in life, we must always have that special humanitarian respect of others and the dignity of human life.” We are looking forward to future collaborations.” ![]() It is a great way for the new president of the bank to kick off the new year, in such a generous fashion. We are sharing the goodness of what God gives us with those who need it.,” Pimentel said. I thank IBC for stepping up, for being champions in our community, showing others how it is done. This is what we are about in the Valley and why the Valley is so special and important. “This meal is for the homeless and the strangers in our community. Sister Norma Pimentel, director of Catholic Charities RGV, said Sacred Heart’s respite center helps undocumented immigrants, many from Central America, as well as the homeless. ![]()
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