Armando Ramirez
Managing Director, F.I.G., Pickwick Capital Partners
Armando Ramirez is an investment banker currently serving as Managing Director in the financial institutions group at Pickwick Capital Partners. He spent the majority of his career at National City Corporation (NCC) where he was EVP responsible for corporate strategy, corporate development, and asset/liability management. In addition, he managed divestitures, loan portfolio sales, expense reductions, and balance sheet restructurings. Mr. Ramirez executed a variety of transactions involving bank and non-bank financial institutions. On large, multi- bank holding company acquisitions, he played the role of integration coordinator.
Mr. Ramirez joined NCC as controller of its bank subsidiary in Northwest Ohio. He was also CFO and COO of W Holding Company, a $17 billion, publicly traded, Puerto Rico bank holding company. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of NPC, a large merchant processing company that was listed on the NYSE. Mr. Ramirez also held finance and operations positions at Bank of Boston Corporation and Citibank. Most recently, he worked on private equity projects, evaluating investment opportunities in small to mid-sized banks primarily in Florida and Puerto Rico.
Mr. Ramirez earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Honduras, and Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration degrees from Bowling Green State University. Mr. Ramirez is fluent in English and Spanish. He also earned a CPA certificate.
