City National Bank, the premier private and commercial bank in Florida, announced that Teresa Manrara has joined the bank as Vice President, Private Client Group Officer. She will work out of the bank’s Coral Gables office, located at 2855 LeJeune Road.

Prior to joining CNB, Manrara worked as a Vice President, Private Banker at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust where she was responsible for creating and developing new business relationships, as well as retaining and deepening existing client relationships. In addition to her experience at Gibraltar, Manrara also worked at BankUnited where she completed a Management Training Program, and continued her banking career in their Private Banking Department.

“Teresa is an accomplished banking professional that truly understands and appreciates the nuances of developing and maintaining banking relationships,” said Douglas Sawyer, Managing Senior Vice President and Director of Private Client Group at City National Bank.  “We look forward to her initiative and enthusiasm in CNB’s Private Client Group.”

Manrara received her undergraduate degree in business marketing from Spring Hill College. She is a member of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami.  

About City National Bank of Florida

Headquartered in Miami, City National Bank (CNB) is the financial institution to which Floridians have turned for 70 years. With more than $7 billion in assets, CNB is one of the largest financial institutions based in the state.  City National Bank is a subsidiary of Chilean bank Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Bci), and remains a South Florida-based community bank with local decision making. City National Bank is one of the most liquid and best capitalized banks in Florida and is rated 5 stars "Superior" by BauerFinancial. CNB was voted Best Community Bank, Best Business Bank, Best Bank for Commercial Real Estate, Best Bank for Jumbo Loans, Best Private Bank and Best Foreign National Mortgage Lender by the readers of the Daily Business Review for the past four years. The South Florida Business Journal named it Business of the Year in 2013 and Community Bank of the Year in 2013 and 2011. CNB offers a diversified portfolio of financial products and services at 26 convenient banking centers from Miami-Dade County to the greater Orlando area.