| During the January Board of Directors meeting Mr. Ignacio Urrabazo was selected to serve a second term as LEDC Chairman of the Board. With more than 50 years of banking experience, including 37 years as President of Laredo’s Commerce Bank, Mr. Urrabazo has guided and grown the bank from a startup in 1983 to more than $670 million in total assets. Mr. Urrabazo has been the chairman of both the National Bankers Association and the Texas Bankers Association. The TBA is the largest and most powerful state banking organization in the country. Mr. Urrabazo is also a former Chairman of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce and the South Texas Small Business Development Council at UTSA. He is also the current Chairman of the MinBanc Foundation in Washington, DC. The Laredo EDC Welcomes the newly elected Board of Directors for 2023. Ignacio Urrabazo, Chairman Ruben Soto, Vice Chairman Elmo Lopez, Vice Chairman Daniel B. Hastings, III, Vice Chairman Hector Alaniza, Vice Chairman Chris Haynes, Vice Chairman Olivia Varela-Santos, Vice Chairperson John Villarreal, Treasurer Ermilo Richer, Secretary Steve Whitworth, Attorney Dr. Rolando G.Ortiz, Past Chairman William B. Green, Past Chairman Tony Arce, Past Chairman Lupita R. Canales, Immediate Past Chairperson Michael Gonzalez, Elected Member Eddie Aldrete, Elected Member Cliffe Killam, Elected Member Alfonso Arguindegui, Elected Member Nativido Lozano, III, Elected Member James Notzon, Elected Member Guillermo Treviño, Elected Member |
