BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Bank
today announced that it has expanded its Commercial Banking
presence in the Southeast region and has named Fred Aldin as market director for Southeast
commercial banking to lead the expansion. Santander also
named Alex Terzi as head of
Southeast foreign direct investment banking. The Commercial Banking
Southeast office is based in Miami
and serves clients and prospects in the surrounding states.
Robert Rubino, Santander Bank's co-president and head of
Commercial Banking, said, "We continue to make significant
investments to support our growing commercial business in the U.S.
Our growth strategy relies on experienced leaders who consistently
bring valuable ideas to clients based on our international,
industry and corporate finance knowledge. Fred and Alex's
demonstrated track record of consistently delivering value-added
solutions to clients make them the perfect fit for these roles. I
look forward to Santander helping more clients thrive as we become
a trusted advisor and life-cycle financial partner to more
companies in the Southeast."
This investment underscores Santander
Bank's ongoing commitment to adding resources in markets
that align with its unique and distinct value proposition in the
U.S., Europe and Latin America. In 2018, Santander Bank expanded its Commercial Banking
presence in the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Santander Private
Banking International, a subsidiary of Banco Santander S.A., is
also based in Miami.
Fred Aldin has more than 20 years
of commercial banking experience. He relocated to expand
Santander Bank's mid-corporate
banking capabilities in the Southeast region after three years in
New York where he onboarded the
Bank's U.S. corporate clients with a presence in Latin America and Europe. Prior to joining Santander, Fred
worked in the sponsor finance group at CIT where he increased the
firm's private equity client base. He also held several senior
roles at WestLB, where he was instrumental in building out the
bank's leveraged finance and structured finance
capabilities.
Alex Terzi is responsible for
working with U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies that plan
to expand their business operations in the Southeast region. Alex
has 20 years of extensive experience in all aspects of corporate
and investment banking in multiple sectors on an international
scale. He has a history of delivering significant growth by
building cross-border business channels that result in sustained
growth. Alex joins Santander from Wells Fargo Bank where he was a
senior vice president in the global banking division responsible
for building out the bank's Latin
America initiative. Prior to working for Wells Fargo, Alex
served as vice president at BNP Paribas, Wachovia Bank, and Itaú
Unibanco in a variety of senior roles in the U.S. and overseas.
Santander Bank, N.A. is one of
the country's largest retail and commercial banks and an active
provider of capital, treasury management, risk management and
international solutions to thousands of corporate and institutional
clients across a wide variety of industries and geographies in
the United States. Offering
specialty groups of experienced bankers in Asset Based Lending,
Government Banking, Auto Finance, Commercial Real Estate Banking,
Commercial Equipment & Vehicle Financing, Technology, Media
& Telecommunications (TMT), Healthcare, Transportation &
Logistics, Food & Beverage and Consumer Retail, along with
experts in Middle Market and Corporate & Investment Banking,
Santander earns the loyalty of its commercial banking clients by
offering services that help them manage their operating needs,
maximize their working capital and grow their business domestically
and internationally. The Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Madrid-based Banco Santander, S.A.
(NYSE: SAN) - one of the most respected banking groups in the world
with more than 125 million customers in the U.S., Europe, and Latin
America. For more information, please visit
www.santanderbank.com.
Media
Contact:
Nancy Orlando
617-757-5765
nancy.orlando@santander.us
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