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Valdamier Collens Named Senior Vice President And USVI Region Executive Of FirstBank

Cassan Pancham, FirstBank executive vice-president and business group executive in Puerto Rico, announced today that Valdamier O. Collens has joined FirstBank as senior vice-president and U.S. Virgin Islands region executive, effective September 13. In this position, Mr. Collens will be in charge of spearheading and continuing FirstBank’s strategic growth in its USVI business operations – St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, FirstBank said. Mr. Collens joins the bank with over 20 years of experience and knowledge in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining FirstBank, Mr. Collens worked for the Government of the Virgin Islands, where he held various executive positions until assuming the role of commissioner of Finance and executive director of the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority in 2015. According to FirstBank, throughout his career, Mr. Collens has demonstrated successful leadership and accomplishments in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, econom...