[News] Alejandro Grullón, founder of Banco Po[CENSORED]r, died

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A native of Santiago, Grullón received various awards throughout his life for his contributions to Dominican society

 

 

The founder of Banco Po[CENSORED]r Dominicano, Alejandro Grullón, died, who was also the ad-vitam president of the Board of Directors of the financial institution.

 

Born on April 3, 1929 in Santiago de los Caballeros, he studied in that city until he went to the University of Syracuse in New York, where he obtained a degree in Business Administration in 1951.

 

In addition to the Banco Po[CENSORED]r Dominicano, which opened its doors on January 2, 1964, Grullón has been closely linked to other important institutions such as the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra de Santiago, of which he was a founding member and director of Ad Vitam .

 

In 1964, he was elected director of Action Pro-Education and Culture (APEC) and, in 1978, member of the Governing Commission of the Colonial Zone of the city of Santo Domingo and member of the Commission for the Promotion of Foreign Investments, among other positions .

 

During his life, he received multiple awards for his work in favor of Dominican society. Grullón has received the Order of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, in the Commendatory Degree, as well as the Heraldic Order of Cristóbal Colon, in the Silver Plate Grand Cross Degree, from the hands of the President of the Dominican Republic.

 

Pope John Paul II granted him the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, in the Degree of Knight of the Grand Cross, on August 25, 1997, and months before, the Dominican Chamber of Deputies granted him recognition in August 2008, highlighting “ his financial vision and high vocation of service ”.

 

In May 2011, the Senate distinguished him "for his contributions in the economic and social spheres of the Dominican Republic and for his faultless life as a good man and exemplary citizen for the best interests of the nation."