BBVA USA named Orlando Castañeda BBVA USA McAllen City president, giving him leadership of all commercial operations in this Texas market.
Castañeda rejoined the bank for the second time after six years working in corporate client banking and specialized industries with a financial institution in Houston. Castañeda is a Rio Grande Valley native with a background in various sectors within the banking industry.
“Orlando has already accomplished so much in his decade of banking experience,” Susana Valencia, BBVA USA Texas border region CEO, said. “That eagerness for continued success in his career will help us continue to succeed in our McAllen and Upper Rio Grande Valley operations. McAllen is an economically booming landscape, energized by growing businesses and services. Orlando brings all the skills and energy necessary to meet the unique banking needs this area deserves.”
Castañeda began his career at BBVA as an associates program trainee and then became a commercial relationship associate, followed by a position as an associate portfolio manager in the bank’s oil and gas finance division.
“With local infrastructure projects being planned, and an expanding energy industry in the Rio Grande Valley, Orlando’s experience is going to serve our clients very well,” Valencia said. “Also, his skillset is not limited to this sector. Having worked in an economically diverse market such as Houston and being from the Rio Grande Valley is only going to bolster the value he will bring to our operations.”
BBVA is a global financial services group founded in 1857. BBVA USA is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 641 branches, including 330 in Texas, 89 in Alabama, 63 in Arizona, 61 in California, 44 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 17 in New Mexico.
