BBVA Compass welcomes four new members to its Tampa advisory board

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass has added four new members to its Tampa, Fla., advisory board to support its business and development efforts in the area.

"All of our new members have succeeded in business and are well known in the Tampa Bay area," said BBVA Compass Tampa Market President Kevin Shukur. "They all have keen insight on the local market, and each one of them brings a different skill set to the board that will help us to continue to expand our business."

The new members are:

• Bradley Salzer, president of Redstone Funding LLC, a private money lender focusing on commercial loans. Salzer has 29 years of experience as a real estate professional, specializing in the acquisition and servicing of commercial real estate loans. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University.
• Richard Huckaby, a member of Warren Averett LLC, an accounting firm specializing in tax and audit services. Huckaby is primarily responsible for tax compliance and consulting for a broad range of companies. He holds a bachelor's degree from Millsaps College and a master's degree from Auburn University.
• Robert Moreyra, co-founder of Forge Capital Partners, a Tampa-based real estate and investment management company. He holds a bachelor's degree from Florida International University, and a master's in business administration from the University of Central Florida.
• Michael Seton, president and chief investment officer of Carter Validus Advisors LLC, a Tampa-based commercial real estate investment company. He has more than 20 years of real estate finance and investment finance experience. Seton received a bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University.

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About BBVA Group
BBVA Compass is a subsidiary of BBVA Compass Bancshares Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BBVA BBVA BBVA. BBVA is a customer-centric global financial services group founded in 1857. The Group has a solid position in Spain, is the largest financial institution in Mexico and has leading franchises in South America and the Sunbelt region of the United States. Its diversified business is geared toward high-growth markets and relies on technology as a key sustainable competitive advantage. Corporate responsibility is at the core of its business model. BBVA fosters financial education and inclusion, and supports scientific research and culture. It operates with the highest integrity, a long-term vision and applies the best practices. The Group is present in the main sustainability indexes. More information about the BBVA Group can be found at www.bbva.com.

About BBVA Compass
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 672 branches, including 341 in Texas, 89 in Alabama, 77 in Arizona, 62 in California, 45 in Florida, 38 in Colorado and 20 in New Mexico, and commercial and private client offices throughout the U.S. BBVA Compass ranks among the top 25 largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (5th). BBVA Compass earned the top ranking with customers in American Banker's 2014 annual reputation survey of the top 25 largest U.S. retail banks. It also has been recognized as one of the leading small business lenders by the Small Business Administration and in 2014 ranked 12th nationally in total SBA loan volume. Additional information about BBVA Compass can be found at www.bbvacompass.com, by following @BBVACompassNews on Twitter or visiting newsroom.bbvacompass.com. 

Editor's Note:
BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank, Member FDIC.

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