Financial Institution Representative
Chief Operating Officer
Popular Bank
New York, NY
Manuel Chinea serves as Chief Operating Officer of Popular Bank, the mainland subsidiary of Popular, Inc, the largest Hispanic Minority Depository Institution in the United States. He oversees all operations and business activities for Popular in the U.S. Mainland. Popular Bank is a full-service financial institution that caters to a very diverse consumer, small business, and commercial customer base with branches in the New York, New Jersey, and South Florida markets.
He has direct management experience in functional disciplines that include marketing, product management, sales, retail banking and business banking during his more than three decades of experience at Popular. Previously, Manuel served as Popular Bank’s Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Retail Banking Operations. He’s distinguished himself for leading cross-functional teams and driving transformational changes.
He began his career with Popular at Banco Popular de Puerto Rico where he held several different roles over the course of 11 years. Most of his experience was in the functional disciplines of product management, cash management and small business lending, including oversight of the Bank’s Government Guaranteed Loan Programs.
Throughout his career, Manuel has been a vocal advocate for financial literacy, education, and the importance of supporting the small business community. He has served on multiple not-for-profit boards, and currently serves on the Board of the Hispanic Federation, the nation’s premier Latino nonprofit membership organization. He is based in New York. In 2021, Crains NY recognized Manuel as one of its Notable Hispanic Leaders & Executives.