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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED NAMES RAFAEL ANDRES DIAZ-GRANADOS AND JOHN C. ("CHRIS") INGLIS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Diaz-Granados brings substantial experience in executive leadership, corporate strategy, and private equity. Inglis brings deep background in technology and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Diaz-Granados brings substantial experience in executive leadership, corporate strategy, and private equity. Inglis brings deep background in technology and cybersecurity to Huntington's Board\nCOLUMBUS, Ohio, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) has unanimously elected Rafael Andres Diaz-Granados, Chairman and CEO of Paragon Integrated Services Group LLC, and John C. (\"Chris\") Inglis, former U.S. National Cyber Director, as members of the Board.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nRafael Andres Diaz-Granados is a broadly seasoned executive and international leader. Since 2020, he has served as Chairman and CEO of Paragon, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners. Palladium Equity Partners is a Certified B Corp and one of the oldest minority-owned private equity buyout firms with $3 billion in assets under management. Diaz-Granados is also co-founder of Angeles Investors, a Hispanic angel investing group based in Chicago, and currently serves as CEO of Cetan Investments based in Miami. \nPrior to joining Paragon, Diaz-Granados held multiple country, regional, and global leadership positions with the General Electric Company, including serving as General Counsel and Chief Commercial Officer of GE Latin America, CEO of GE Mexico, and CEO of GE Spain and Portugal. During his 15-year tenure with GE, Diaz-Granados led multiple turnaround and restructuring efforts and delivered strong top-line results. As a GE Quality Leader (GE's highest Six Sigma certification), he oversaw the GE Healthcare Six Sigma Center of Excellence. Prior to beginning his career at General Electric, Diaz-Granados was an attorney with O'Melveny & Myers, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. \nDiaz-Granados also has a wide variety of board leadership experiences, including serving as a director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation, the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation, Q'Max Solutions, and as Chair of Trachte, a private company majority-owned by Palladium. He was also Executive Director of FIFARMA, the Latin American Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry. \nDiaz-Granados earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.\nChris Inglis is a longtim...