BOSTON, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Santander Bank, N.A. ("Santander Bank" or "the Bank") announced today
that Pierre P. Habis has been named
Head of Consumer and Business Banking, effective May 4, 2020. He will report to Tim Wennes, Santander US CEO and Country Head,
and Santander Bank President and
CEO.
In his role, Habis will oversee the next phase of the Consumer
Bank's growth and transformation while working to build an array of
new competitive products and services for consumers and businesses.
He will have responsibility for retail banking
and investments, business banking, residential and
consumer lending, deposit products, customer experience,
marketing, digital, first line risk management and
analytics/decision science.
"I am delighted to welcome Pierre to Santander US. His
appointment further strengthens our US management team at a
critical point as we embark on the next phase of our ambitious
transformation plans," said Wennes. "Pierre's deep banking and
finance experience will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen
our regulatory framework, deepen and improve customer
relationships, increase profitability, and enhance our
culture."
Habis joins Santander Bank after
11 years at MUFG Union Bank ("MUFG"), where he was Managing
Director and Head of Consumer Banking, and President of PurePoint
Financial. In these roles he was responsible for retail banking,
residential and consumer lending, deposits, small business banking,
digital, marketing and all aspects of PurePoint Financial. Prior to
his tenure at MUFG, Habis spent 20 years in leadership roles in
retail and consumer banking at other institutions.
Habis holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. in
finance from Chapman University.
Santander Bank, N.A. is
one of the country's largest retail and commercial banks with
$85 billion in assets. With its
corporate offices in Boston, the
Bank's approximately 10,000 employees, nearly 600 branches, more
than 2,000 ATMs and 2.1 million customers are principally located
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 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 145 million customers in the
U.S., Europe, and Latin America. It is overseen by Santander
Holdings USA, Inc., Banco
Santander's intermediate holding company in the U.S. For more
information on Santander Bank,
please visit www.santanderbank.com.
CONTACTS:
Santander US Media Relations
Laurie Kight
214.801.6455
mediarelations@santander.us
Santander Bank Media Relations
Nancy Orlando
617-757-5765
mediarelations@santander.us
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