Nora Pinilla Shapiro

Nora Pinilla Shapiro began her banking career in 1982 at Union Chelsea National Bank, a predecessor of Modern Bank. Mrs. Pinilla Shapiro spent several years as a Customer Service Officer at the branch level in both Domestic and International areas. In this role, she developed a great understanding of banking compliance and operations. This knowledge, along with her ability to foster great relationships with various clients, led her to a promotion to Branch Manager. In this capacity, she developed her abilities to work with a diverse clientele.

Mrs. Pinilla Shapiro was eventually promoted to the Assistant Vice President role in the International Private Banking area. She built relationships with many high net-worth clients and steadily increased the level of international deposits during her tenure.

Mrs. Pinilla Shapiro would later become Senior Vice President in the International Private Banking area at Excel Bank, N.A. (the immediate predecessor to Modern Bank), and then Senior Executive Vice President at Modern Bank. In 2005, she created an all-new International Private Banking Department at Modem Bank. This department consisted of team members in New York and Miami.

The quality of Mrs. Pinilla Shapiro’s relationships with her international clients has led her to multi-generational repeat business. Many of these clients think of Nora as a “member of the family.” Notably, she has been able to foster these relationships while working within the restrictions typical of smaller banks. Nora continues to value client needs and effective teamwork as the two most important aspects of her work. Mrs. Pinilla Shapiro attended Hunter College in New York City.