Sector: Financials
Director information for FIRST BANCORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelio Alemán | President and Chief Executive Officer; President & CEO | 67 | ["CEO of the Corporation since 2009", "Chair of the Board of Managers of the Corporation\u2019s subsidiaries", "Former Chair of the Board of Directors of various subsidiary companies", "Extensive leadership and financial services industry experience", "Oversaw significant recapitalizations and strategic initiatives at the Corporation", "More than 40 years in the financial services industry", "Experience in business administration, sales, credit and risk management, banking operations, and technology"] | ["Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee", "Asset/ Liability Committee"] | 2026 |
| Daniel E. Frye | Director | 71 | ["Former Special Advisor and Area Director of the FDIC", "Over 43 years of experience in the banking industry", "Experience as a Bank Examiner, Regional Manager, Area Director and Special Advisor of the FDIC", "Expertise in risk management and financial reporting"] | ["Asset/ Liability Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Félix M. Villamil | Director | 64 | ["Director experience at V. Su\u00e1rez & Company, Evertec, Inc., Santander BanCorp and Banco Santander Puerto Rico", "CEO of Evertec, Inc. from 2010 to 2012", "Career of more than 35 years in financial services and technology industries", "Extensive leadership experiences and understanding of Puerto Rico market"] | ["Audit Committee", "Information Technology Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| John A. Heffern | Co-President, Portfolio Manager and Member of the Investment Committee | 64 | ["Experience with financial services companies and risk management expertise", "More than 35 years of finance, banking and managerial experience"] | ["Investment Committee", "Finance Committee", "Development Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee", "Audit Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Juan Acosta Reboyras | Director | 70 | ["Managing Member and Co-Founder of Acosta & Ramirez Law Office, LLC since 1999 specializing in tax and corporate law", "Former partner of KPMG from 1976 to 1995", "Former partner of Goldman Antonetti & Cordova from 1995 to 1996", "Former partner of McConnell Valdes from 1996 to 1999", "Certified Public Accountant since 1977", "Licensed to practice law in Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit since 1984", "Former President of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Accountants", "Member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants", "Former member of the Board of Directors of the University of Puerto Rico"] | ["Compensation & Benefits Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lilian Díaz-Bento | Executive Vice President and Business Group Director | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| Luz A. Crespo | Director | 68 | ["CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust since March 2015", "Retired General Manager of the Enterprise Business Division of Hewlett-Packard Puerto Rico with 32 years of experience", "Leadership experience in supply chain support operations in Europe and Mexico", "Managed Latin-American Unix operation including sales, marketing, and total customer experience", "Risk management expertise in the IT industry"] | ["Compensation & Benefits Committee", "Credit Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Mr. Lacasa | Executive Vice President and Florida Business Director | ["more than 21 years in various senior executive roles within the financial services industry", "senior vice president roles within corporate and commercial banking", "investment banking", "treasury management", "senior executive positions at financial institutions for more than 11 years", "Credit Risk Officer for North America and Latin-American regions", "Vice President of Corporate Banking at Miami International Branch", "Corporate Banking and Capital Markets Departments in London"] | ["South Florida Banking Institute", "Center of Financial Training", "Board of Governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce", "Beacon Council Finance Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Ms. Alvarez | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ["Certified Public Accountant", "Attorney", "27 years of combined work experience in accounting", "Tax advisory", "Specialized legal issues related to banking", "Corporate affairs and governance", "Securities law", "Litigation strategy", "Corporate transactions"] | ["Board of Managers of FB Private Equity Fund, LLC", "Board of Managers of FB Opportunity Zone Fund LLC"] | 2026 | |
| Orlando Berges | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) | ["Over 40 years of experience in the financial, administration, public accounting and business sectors", "Certified Public Accountant", "Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants", "Member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants", "Executive Vice President of Administration of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico", "Regional Manager of a branch network of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico", "Executive Vice President and Chief Financial, Operations and Administration Officer of Popular, Inc.\u2019s subsidiary Banco Popular North America"] | ["Board of Managers of the Corporation\u2019s subsidiaries First Federal Finance Limited Liability Company d/b/a Money Express", "First Management of Puerto Rico, L.L.C.", "FirstBank Insurance Agency, LLC", "FB Private Equity Fund LLC", "FB Opportunity Zone Fund LLC", "Board of Directors of FirstBank Overseas Corp."] | 2026 | |
| Patricia M. Eaves | Director | 66 | ["Over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry within the Caribbean", "Chief Commercial Officer of Sprint Puerto Rico from 1995 to 2019", "Director of sales and marketing for Sprint Puerto Rico from 1990 to 1994", "High-achieving executive with intricate knowledge of Puerto Rican consumers", "Knowledge of the telecommunications and media industries in Puerto Rico", "Experience in leading large teams to reach and exceed goals", "Financial acumen to align sales initiatives with business objectives"] | ["Compensation & Benefits Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Roberto R. Herencia | Director and Chair | 66 | ["Financial services industry executive with over 40 years of experience in banking", "Experienced in complex and distressed turnaround efforts, mergers, and acquisitions", "Financial expert and chair of audit committee of a publicly traded company", "Corporate business knowledge and risk management capabilities from roles as President and CEO"] | ["Audit and Finance Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee", "Asset/ Liability Committee", "Credit Committee", "Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Tracey Dedrick | Director | 69 | ["Former Executive Vice President and Head of Enterprise Risk Management for Santander Holdings U.S.", "Former Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Hudson City Bancorp", "Treasurer of PineBridge Investments", "Various roles at MetLife including Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, Senior Vice President and Head of Market Risk", "Lead Director of Sterling Bancorp", "Member of the board of ISACA"] | ["Audit and Risk Committee", "Governance and Nominating Committee", "Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee", "Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
