City National Bank, the premier private and commercial bank in Florida, announced that Michelle Vehemente has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Private Client Group Officer.  She previously served as a Private Client Risk Officer at CNB.  She will work out of the bank’s Las Olas office.

Vehemente has more than a decade of banking experience.  Prior to joining CNB in 2013, she worked at Scott Financial Service as a Yacht Finance Officer and Assistant Vice President of Sales.  In addition, she also served as a Business Development Officer at American National Bank and a Commercial Banking Officer at Fulton Financial Corporation.

“Michelle’s banking experience, specifically in the yacht finance industry, extensive contacts and thorough knowledge about the needs of private clients makes her the right person to take on this role,” said Douglas Sawyer, Managing Senior Vice President and Director of Private Client Group at City National Bank.

Vehemente earned her Masters degree in Finance from Georgetown University.  She has also received a variety of professional certificates from professional associations, including Appraisal Institute, Risk Management Association, Shockproof Training and American Bankers Association.

In addition, Vehemente  is extensively involved in charitable causes. She is a member of Emerge Broward, PetSet with the Humane Society, Deliver the Dream, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Broward PULSE with the American Heart Association. She also is a high school mentor for Take Stock in Children and a volunteer at Broward Humane Society. 

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.