Fred Méndez Joins MUFG as National Community Outreach Officer
April 01 2015 - 2:11PM
Business Wire
MUFG today announced that Horacio Federico “Fred” Méndez has
joined MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as managing director and national
community outreach officer for the Corporate Social Responsibility
for the Americas (CSRA) Group. Méndez will be responsible for
implementing the bank’s community outreach strategy and managing a
team of outreach officers who will bring awareness to the bank’s
services and contributions in providing economic, social, and
cultural sustainability in the communities the bank serves. Based
in San Francisco, he will report to Managing Director and Head of
Corporate Social Responsibility for the Americas Julius
Robinson.
“Fred has a profound understanding of the community and public
welfare as it relates to the finance and banking industry,” said
Robinson. “His experience and passion for the overall welfare of
communities will be vital as he leads MUFG in its continuing
mission to be among the most respected corporate citizens today. He
will be instrumental in connecting the talents, leadership, and
financial expertise of MUFG employees with volunteer opportunities
in the diverse and multi-cultural communities we serve.”
Méndez has more than 20 years of corporate social responsibility
experience. Prior to joining MUFG, he served as chief
sustainability officer at Rabobank, where he developed a division
that focused on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance,
outreach, philanthropy, social finance, and the sustainability of
the agricultural industry. He also served as the director of
Community Development at SVB Financial Group, senior fellow at the
Aspen Institute, and senior community investment specialist at the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco where he was instrumental in
creating and supporting local and national economic development
initiatives as well as the revision of the Community Reinvestment
Act.
An active member of the community, Méndez has served in a
variety of leadership roles including chairman of the California
Bankers Collaborative, a community-development-focused
collaboration of the largest banks serving California and as a
board member of the California Association for Local Economic
Development, the Crocker Art Museum, and Generating Renewable Ideas
for Development (GRID) Alternatives, a nonprofit with a mission to
make renewable energy technology and training available to
underserved communities. He currently serves on the board of Valley
Vision, an economic development research and advisory organization
focused on Northern California.
Méndez holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics from
Santa Clara University and from San Jose State University,
respectively.
The CSRA group is responsible for the bank’s CSR strategy and
programs in the United States, Latin America, and Canada, including
charitable giving, community outreach, environmental stewardship,
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance and investment, and
supplier diversity, as well as the bank’s government relations
activities and the MUFG Union Bank Foundation, the nonprofit entity
that acts as the agent for the bank’s charitable contributions.
In 2014, MUFG’s community investments in the Americas consisted
of $15.3 million, which included grants, contributions, and
sponsorships, to help finance the efforts of nonprofit
organizations within the bank’s geography; and more than 79,000
employee volunteer service hours to the community in diverse areas
such as financial education, community development, the
environment, and health and human services.
About MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
MUFG Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service bank with offices
across the United States. We provide a wide spectrum of corporate,
commercial, retail banking and wealth management solutions to meet
the needs of customers. The bank also offers an extensive portfolio
of value-added solutions for customers, including investment
banking, personal trust, capital markets, global treasury
management, transaction banking and other services. With assets of
$113.7 billion (USD), as of December 31, 2014, the bank has strong
capital reserves, credit ratings and capital ratios relative to
peer banks. MUFG Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group (NYSE:MTU), one of the world’s largest financial
organizations with total assets of approximately ¥279 trillion
(JPY) or $2.3 trillion 1 (USD), as of December 31, 2014. MUFG
Americas Holdings Corporation, the financial holding company and
MUFG Union Bank, N.A. have corporate headquarters in New York
City.
1Exchange rate of USD=¥119.78 (J-GAAP) as of December 31,
2014
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Press:Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.Lauren
Sambrotto, 1-212-782-4909lsambrotto@us.mufg.jp
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