Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 19, 2004
MARIO (SAMMY) LEVIS is Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer at
Doral Financial Corporation. After working several summers at the
Chicago Board of Trade as a runner during 1984 and 1985, he graduated
from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1985 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. A year and a half
later, he graduated from De Paul University in Chicago, Illinois, where
he obtained a Master's degree in Business Administration in December
1986. From January 1987 to October 1988, he was employed as a Bond
Trader for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and
also managed the 'Repo Book.' In December 1988 he joined Doral Financial
Corporation as the Senior Trader of Mortgage Backed Securities. In 1995,
Mr. Levis became Doral's Executive Vice President and Treasurer in
charge of trading, repo book operations and all types of financing
activities. He supervised the investment department, managed hedging
activities, handled credit and most equity investor relations, and
served as the main liaison with rating agencies and other local
financial institutions. During 2002, Mr. Levis was promoted to Senior
Executive Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Levis is a Director of Doral
Securities' Board, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Doral Financial
Corporation. He is an active member of the American Cancer Society, the
United Way and the Chana and Samuel Levis Foundation. Profile
Corporation and a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Levis: Basically, this is a company that was founded as a
