Eduardo “Eddy” J. Arriola was appointed to Seacoast’s board of directors in June 2024. Mr. Arriola previously served as Executive Vice President and Market Executive of Seacoast Bank, where he was responsible for business development and growth strategies to deepen client relationships and execute market strategy in Miami, Florida. Prior to joining Seacoast Bank, Mr. Arriola served as Chairman and CEO of Apollo Bancshares, Inc. and its
subsidiary bank, Apollo Bank, from 2010 until its sale to Seacoast in 2022.
Mr. Arriola served for two terms as a board member of the Federal Reserve of Atlanta, Miami Branch from 2017 to
2022 and served as a board member of the Florida Bankers Association and BankServ from 2010 to 2016. He is
currently serving his second term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
where he serves on the Affordable Housing Committee, Audit Committee and Governance, Compensation and
Nominating Committee.
Mr. Arriola previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Total Bank from 2002 to 2007 (acquired by
Banco Popular de España in 2007) and was a member of its Directors Loan Committee.
Since 2012, Mr. Arriola has served as a member of the Board of the Inter-American Foundation (“IAF”), a US
government agency based in Washington, DC that focuses on development in Latin America and the Caribbean,
providing support for civil society groups in the region. In 2013, Mr. Arriola was appointed as Chairman of the IAF.
From 1997 to 2009, Mr. Arriola served as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Inktel Contact Center Solutions, a
privately held company headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Over the years, Mr. Arriola has supported many local community programs and has served on the boards of several
non-profit and community organizations in Miami, Florida. He has also been a long-time member of the Young
Presidents’ Organization since 2010, and from 2002 to 2010, a former member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization,
serving as chapter chair from 2005 to 2007.
Mr. Arriola is a graduate of Boston College and the Owner-President Management (OPM) Program of Harvard
Business School.