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Miami, FL – Ocean Bank has added two officers to its wealth management team – Diana Mantellini as vice president and wealth management manager of the wealth management LeJeune office and Gonzalo Ruiz as vice president and personal banking officer.
Mantellini has more than 15 years of international wealth management experience and has served in leadership capacities in both Puerto Rico and Venezuela. At Ocean Bank, she will be responsible for leading the main branch’s Wealth Management office. Mantellini will focus on achieving business goals by maximizing customer/employee satisfaction, sales, revenues and control.

| Ocean Bank Diana Montellini Vice President & Wealth Management Manager Wealth Management Office, Main Branch |
Prior to joining Ocean Bank, Mantellini worked for Citibank/Citicorp Financial Services in Puerto Rico as banking and investment sales director. She coordinated and managed the offshore banking sales and service for Venezuela, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Paraguay and Mexico. Mantellini holds a Bachelor’s degree from Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela, as well as her NASD (FINRA) Series 7 Registration.
Ruiz, also, has more than 15 years experience in the banking industry with extensive experience in both wealth management and lending. He will be responsible for assisting the branch manager to achieve overall wealth management business goals such as the ability to enhance client relations, cross sell banking products and services, and identifying new business opportunities.

| Ocean Bank Gonzalo Ruiz Vice President & Personal Banking Officer |
Most recently, Ruiz was president of the Intercontinental Financial Group where he was responsible for management, hiring, training, policy development and marketing of mortgages, as well as originating loans and real estate transactions in the local high net worth market. Previous to this, Ruiz held positions as Director of International Private Banking at American Express Bank and Vice President of International Private Banking at Deutsche Bank, covering the Central American Markets. Ruiz holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance/International Business from Columbia University in New York and a Bachelor of Science in Finance/Economics & Investments from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.
Ocean Bank is the largest independent state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Florida, with $4.8 billion in assets. Chartered in 1982, Ocean Bank operates a network of 21 branches throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The community bank has received numerous awards and accolades from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, The Beacon Council and the Florida Department of Education, among others, for its support of our South Florida communities. For more information, log on to www.oceanbank.com <http://www.oceanbank.com/> .
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