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Santander has new U.S. CEO

Santander has a new CEO at its U.S. bank.

Ana Botin, the bank’s executive chair, wrote in a LinkedIn post that Christiana Riley had taken on the role, succeeding Tim Wennes.

Wennes did “an outstanding job in transforming Santander US and laying the foundations for continued growth and success,” Botin wrote, adding that Wennes had “decided that now is the right time to pursue other opportunities.”

Riley, Santander’s regional head of North America, “will become CEO of Santander US and I am confident she is well-placed to lead the next phase of growth in this critical market,” Botin wrote.

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