Vicente Aquino Appointed Director of Business at Banco do Nordeste to Drive Innovation and Credit Expansion

On October 13, Banco do Nordeste (BNB) appointed Vicente Bandeira de Aquino Neto as its new director of Business in a ceremony held in Fortaleza. Aquino takes charge of a strategic department that oversees 297 bank branches and around 500 microcredit service points supporting programs like Crediamigo and Agroamigo, as well as operations involving micro and small enterprises, individuals, businesses, and governments.

BNB President Paulo Câmara emphasized the significance of Aquino's leadership for achieving institutional goals and sustaining record-high credit disbursements, particularly in urban and rural microcredit sectors. Aquino, with a background in public administration and regulatory agencies such as Anatel, aims to modernize the bank's channels, processes, services, and products. He stated, "I intend to contribute to modernizing the bank's channels, processes, services, and products, combining presence and technology, human service and digital solutions, simplification and control, agility and security."

Prior to this role, Aquino served as a special advisor to BNB's presidency from 2018 to 2019 and was a council member of Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency until recently. His vision includes expanding the reach of financing programs and reinforcing credit as a vital tool for economic and social transformation in the Northeast region.

The current BNB Executive Board includes Paulo Câmara (President), Ana Teresa Barbosa Carvalho (Administration), Antônio Jorge P. Guimarães Júnior (Third Party Assets), José Aldemir Freire (Planning), Leonardo Victor da Cruz (Control and Risk), Vicente Aquino (Business), and Wanger Antônio de Alencar Rocha (Financial and Credit Directorate).