Jerry Plush

Jerry Plush is a senior financial services executive, well-known in the industry as a key strategic and operations leader, with over 35 years of experience. He currently serves as Chairman, and CEO of Amerant Bancorp, Inc. He has served on the Board of Directors of Amerant since July 2019. From 2019 to 2021, Jerry served as a partner with Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a private equity firm based in Radnor, PA. There, he sourced new investment opportunities for the firm and represented Patriot on the board of directors for multiple portfolio banks, specialty finance, and fintech companies.

In 2018, he served as CEO for Verdigris Holdings, Inc., leading their start-up through the regulatory application, organization, and initial funding processes. Prior to that, Jerry served as Chief Administrative Officer of Santander US from 2016 to 2017. He joined Santander US in April of 2014 as Chief Financial Officer.

He was a member of the Santander US Executive Committee and also served as a director for Santander Consumer USA from 2014 to 2016. He served as a director for the FHLB of Pittsburgh from 2016 to 2017.

Jerry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and holds the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.