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While doing more is the credo and guiding principle of International Bank of Commerce (IBC), it is also
the personal foundation of IBC-Laredo Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer Imelda Navarro. Navarro serves on the boards of International Bank of Commerce- Laredo and its parent
company International Bancshares Corporation, the largest minority- owned bank in the country, which is also
headquartered in Laredo, Texas.
Navarro’s success is the result of extraordinary dedication to the organization, as she has committed her entire
twenty-nine year career to service within the IBC family. Navarro’s leadership experience grew from unheralded
yet inspirational origins. She was only 16 when she began working at IBC as a file clerk in conjunction with
a vocational program offered through Laredo’s J.W. Nixon High School. After completing the program, she
continued working for IBC on a part-time basis while earning her Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring
in Accounting at Laredo State University.
Over the next two decades, with a solid work ethic and commitment to advancement, Navarro earned respect
in the male-dominated banking business and firmly established herself as an up and comer in the financial
industry. After graduating from college, Navarro continued to gain knowledge of IBC’s accounting and operations
divisions and learned all the facets of personal and commercial banking. When IBC began to grow dramatically
during the 1980s and 1990s, she saw her responsibilities evolve to include financial accounting, human resources
and bank operations.
In 1998, Navarro was promoted to senior executive vice president. In this role she serves as second-in-command
to the president/CEO and as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for IBC. Her duties include
management of the operations and accounting functions for International Bancshares Corporation.
In addition to her multiple duties as senior Executive Vice President, Navarro takes mentoring to heart and actively
participates in IBC Boot Camp, and other employee oriented program. Because of her history and high level of
success at IBC, Navarro is in a unique position to offer new employees her perspective on work advancement
and professional development. During IBC Boot Camp, Navarro counsels new comers on developing leadership
skills, encourages maintaining solid communication and offers advice on the personal qualities needed to be an
effective member of the IBC family.
Navarro’s commitment to service is reflected in the many civic and community groups to which she has given her
time, energy and community groups to which she has given her time, energy and leadership. She currently serves
as a Board of Director of Casa de Misericordia, and a member of the City’s 3rd party funding committee. She
is also on the board of the Laredo Center for the Arts and has served as its chairperson. She served as president
of TAMIU Alumni, president of Borderfest and is past president of Laredo Business, Professional Women’s
Association, Financial Women International, and Domestic Violence Coalition. Additionally, Navarro is a former
director of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce and has served on the board of the Laredo Commission for Women
and on the advisory board for Mercy Regional Medical Center.
Imelda Navarro, Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
International Bank of Commerce-Laredo, TX
P.O. Drawer 1359 Laredo, TX 78042-1359 956/722-7611 Telex 703-735 Fax 956/726-6635
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