Prior to joining Gibraltar Private, Usategui spent six years as a senior vice president of international banking at a regional bank. Prior to this, he worked for a large financial services company, where he served in several positions including head of the international trust department and regional executive.

In related news, the firm recently appointed Walter Schacht as senior vice president, market executive at its Naples, Florida branch.

Established in 1994, Gibraltar Private is headquartered in Coral Gables and has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Miami Beach, South Miami, Naples, Ocean Reef – all in Florida – and New York, and a loan production office in Aspen, Colorado.