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Robert Blakely
BLAKELY JOINS ADVISORY BOARD
The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company recently announced the appointment of Robert Blakely, of Sanibel, to the company’s advisory board.
He comes to role with a range of consultative skills, having served as a senior level executive in large to medium-sized companies across a variety of industries, primarily in the financial and medical services. Most recently, Blakely served as chairman and chief executive officer of Graham Magnetics in Texas. He was also managing director of Stonegate Securities. He continues to hold his Series 7 and 63 registrations with FINRA/SEC. Earlier in his career, Blakely served as executive vice president at Epic Healthcare in Texas.
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Ryan Powell
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has named Ryan Powell as its new finance manager.
Powell, who has lived in the Fort Myers area for most of his life, completed his bachelor’s in accounting at Florida Gulf Coast University. He most recently worked as an accountant for Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson & English, a Fort Myers accounting firm. Powell also brings extensive management experience to the museum, after working for Publix Super Markets for 14 years.
His volunteer work with the United Way and its partner agencies over the years has shifted his interest to working in the nonprofit realm, and Powell is thrilled to join the museum team and become a part of the Sanibel community.
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Oswaldo Jimenez
SAN CAP BANK HIRES JIMENEZ, HALL
Oswaldo Jimenez has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as a customer service representative and teller at the Gateway branch in Fort Myers.
He is responsible for assisting customers with personal and business banking transactions.
Jimenez has nearly five years of banking experience and previously worked as a lead teller and customer service representative at a large national bank.
In addition, Jennifer Hall has joined the bank as a customer service representative and teller at the McGregor branch in Fort Myers.
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Jennifer Hall
Hall has prior experience working in the banking, real estate and investment advisory industries.