NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CIT Group
Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of commercial lending and
leasing services, announced that Dorene
Dominguez was named to its board of directors, effective
Feb. 10, 2017. Dominguez will
continue to serve as a director of the company's banking
subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A., a role she has held since 2015.
"Dorene is a seasoned leader and active community member, and we
know she will make key contributions to the CIT board as we
continue to implement our strategic plan and build our banking
capability," said Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer Ellen R.
Alemany. "We know Dorene will be a great addition to the board, and
drive continuity between the subsidiary and parent boards."
About Dorene
Dominguez
Dominguez is the chairwoman and chief
executive officer of Vanir Group of Companies, Inc., and its
subsidiaries Vanir Construction Management, Inc. and Vanir
Development Company, Inc. Having a national presence in
program, project and construction management services, Vanir
Construction Management, Inc. is ranked #26 in revenue by
Engineering News & Review.
Dominguez is an active member of various community improvement
projects, boards and commissions, including chair of The Dominguez
Dream, which serves elementary schools in underserved communities
by providing academic enrichment programs in math, science,
language arts and engineering. She is a current member of the
Latino Studies Advisory Board of the University of Notre Dame, Pride Industries Board of
Directors, Coca-Cola Hispanic Advisory Council and Cal Chamber Board, and sits on the Board of the
University of Southern California, Lusk
Center for Real Estate. Dominguez formerly served as a member
of the American River Bank Board of
Directors, the New America Alliance and the National Council of La
Raza. She is a minority owner of the NBA Sacramento
Kings.
Dominguez graduated from the University of
Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in business finance. She
also earned a Certificate of Corporate Governance from the Center
for Business and Government, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University.
About CIT
Founded in 1908, CIT (NYSE: CIT) is a
financial holding company with more than $65
billion in assets. Its principal bank subsidiary, CIT Bank,
N.A., (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender) has more than
$30 billion of deposits and more than
$40 billion of assets. It provides
financing, leasing and advisory services principally to
middle-market companies across a wide variety of
industries primarily in North
America, and equipment financing and leasing solutions to
the transportation sector. It also offers products and services to
consumers through its Internet bank franchise and a network of
retail branches in Southern
California, operating as OneWest Bank, a division of CIT
Bank, N.A. cit.com
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