JPMorgan Names Ex-Senator Martinez as Regional Head

Mel Martinez, former Republican Senator was hired by JPMorgan Chase & Co. as chairman and senior supervising executive.
JPMorgan Names Ex-Senator Martinez as Regional Head
7/12/2010
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7/12/2010

Mel Martinez, former Republican Senator and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the George W. Bush administration was hired by JPMorgan Chase & Co. as chairman and senior supervising executive for the company’s operations in Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

He will be based out of its Orlando, Fla. Office."Mel has been a business and civic leader and a role model in Florida for decades,” said JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon in a statement. “He has served the people of Florida well at both the local and national level and now he will help JPMorgan Chase continue our expansion.”