BankUnited in Florida Names Former Judge, Banker to Board

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., has added a former New York state judge and a former Florida community bank chief executive to its board.

The $21.4 billion-asset company named Gail Prudenti and Lynne Wines directors today. BankUnited did not disclose if Prudenti and Wines are filing vacancies on the board or if the board was expanded.

Prudenti is the former chief administrative judge of the Courts of New York State. She also previously served as an state appellate court justice. Prudenti is currently director of Hofstra School of Law's Center for Children, Families and the Law.

Wines was the CEO of First Southern Bank in Boca Raton, Fla., prior to its acquisition by CenterState Banks in 2014. She also previously worked for CNL Bank, Union Bank of Florida and Colonial Bank.

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