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LAURA TROSCLAIR NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DOMESTIC RETAIL BANKING FOR MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK

Coral Gables, FL - June 15, 2009

Mercantil Commercebank N.A., one of South Florida’s largest privately held banks with an excess of $6.0 billion in assets, has named Laura Trosclair, Senior Vice President of Domestic Retail Banking.

Trosclair, one of South Florida’s most experienced and respected financial industry executives, heads the Bank’s retail operations, including the 16 Banking Centers, and the strategy for the Bank’s domestic retail expansion, which includes branches in Broward and Palm Beach County, Florida.

Prior to joining Mercantil Commercebank, Trosclair was Executive Vice President for Regions Bank, responsible for retail franchising, which included the oversight of the organization’s 110 banking centers throughout the region. Her 27-year career at Regions included roles as Senior Retail Executive, Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Banking Officer, and Executive Vice President, to name a few.

“Laura Trosclair is one of the most complete professionals in the industry,” said Ed Holden, EVP Manager of Personal and Commercial Banking at Mercantil Commercebank. “Her reputation of success precedes her. She brings proven experience in the tri-county financial market in South Florida.”

Trosclair is actively involved in the community. She is a Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida and a former Board Member of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.

“I am honored to join Mercantil Commercebank and I am glad to be working with the skilled professionals of this solid financial institution,” added Trosclair. “My goal is to apply my skills to further the Bank’s retail endeavors, something for which I am highly suited and motivated.”
Laura holds a Bachelors Degree in Science in Business Administration from Florida Southern College and is a graduate from the University of Washington, Pacific Coast Banking School.

ABOUT MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK:
Mercantil Commercebank N.A. is one of the largest privately held banks in South Florida serving its community for 30 years. Mercantil Servicios Financieros (MSF), a Venezuelan company, beneficially owns the Bank through U.S. bank holding companies. MSF is the largest provider of financial services in Venezuela, with more than 80 years of experience. Mercantil Commercebank has assets in excess of $6.0 billion. The Bank is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, and has 16 Banking Centers, 14 in South Florida; one in Manhattan, New York; and one in Houston, Texas. Mercantil Commercebank offers a wide variety of domestic, international, personal, and commercial banking services, including investment, trust, and estate planning through its subsidiaries, Mercantil Commercebank Investment Services, Inc. and Mercantil Commercebank Trust Company, N.A. For more information, please visit www.mercantilcb.com.

Editor’s Note: There’s another bank in South Florida whose moniker includes the word ‘Mercantile.’ Please note that we are MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK. Thank you.