Richard L. Carrión Rexach (born in November 26, 1952) is the executive chairman of Popular, Inc., the parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank. Prior to assuming his current position in July 2017, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Popular, Inc. for over 20 years. He is on the board of directors at Verizon Communications and Centro Financiero BHD, and the supervisory board of NIBC Holding N.V. Carrión is currently a partner at J.C. Flowers & Co. He served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2008 to 2015.
Early life
Carrión was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His grandfather, Rafael Carrión Sr., was one of the founders of Popular, Inc. (BPPR). He received a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1974 and an MS in Management Information Systems from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1976. After the master's degree, Carrión joined Banco Popular in 1976. After his father's death, Carrión became the leader of the banking corporation.
FIBA
Carrión is a current member of the FIBA Central Board, the highest executive body of FIBA.
Personal life
Carrión is currently married to Isabella Heseltine. He was previously married to Conxita Viñamata Martorell, with whom he had a son, Rafael Luis. Carrión has 4 children from his first marriage to Ana Matienzo Carrion: Io Ana, Richard Jr., Ceciliana and Ana Sofía. Carrión is the cousin of Puerto Rican actress and radio talk show host Camille Carrión.
See also
- Rafael Carrión Sr.
- List of Puerto Ricans