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BankUnited company history timeline

2009

In 2009 the FDIC sold the failed bank to a group of investors, and the new BankUnited was reborn as a startup.

2010

Leslie Lunak joined BankUnited in 2010, and currently serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.

2011

As one of the founders of BankUnited, he has served an instrumental role as Chief Operating Officer during one of the largest bank IPOs in United States history: when BankUnited, Inc. went public in January of 2011.

The rebirth was capped in January of 2011 with a highly successful IPO, the first brought by a bank resurrected from the financial crisis.

2013

Cornish was elected to the Florida International University School of Business Hall of Fame in 2013, and currently serves as the chairman of the school’s Foundation Board of Directors.

2014

Thomas M. Cornish, joined BankUnited in 2014 as President, Florida Region.

2017

Effective January 1, 2017 he became the Chief Operating Officer for the bank.

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