CURRENT ACCOUNT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
Annemarie Durbin was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 13 January 2016.
Annemarie Durbin has 30 years' international retail, commercial, corporate and institutional banking experience culminating in being a member of Standard Chartered's Group Executive Committee. In addition, she was Group Company Secretary at Standard Chartered for a number of years, a Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of WH Smith PLC for 10 years and an independent non-executive director on the board of Fleming Family and Partners Limited and Chair of Merryck & co EMEA, a global mentoring group. Annemarie is an executive coach and mentor.
Annemarie brings broad based international banking, leadership, talent development, executive remuneration, property, internal audit, crisis management, business continuity, operational excellence and governance capabilities to the Board. Annemarie is also Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Persimmon PLC.
Annemarie has been a member of the Remuneration Committee since 13 January 2016 and Chair since 4 August 2017, the Responsible Banking Committee since 1 July 2017, the Risk Committee of both Santander UK Group Holdings plc and Santander UK plc since 13 January 2016, the Audit Committee since 1 November 2020 and the Nomination Committee since 16 October 2020. She stepped down as a Director of Santander UK Group Holdings plc and from its Board committees on 31 December 2019. She has been Chair of Cater Allen Limited since 15 November 2018.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Non - Executive Director
- Trustee
António Simões was appointed Non-Executive Director on 30 April 2021.
António Simões is currently CEO of Spain and Head of Europe. He joined the Banco Santander group in September 2020 as regional head of Europe with managerial responsibility and oversight of the bank's businesses in Europe with reporting lines from the country heads of Spain, UK, Portugal and Poland. He joined Banco Santander group from HSBC where for 13 years, he led a number of businesses, both in London and Hong Kong. Most recently he was CEO, Global Private Banking and before that António was CEO for the UK and continental Europe. Before joining HSBC, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company in their London office and also at Goldman Sachs.
António Simões is a Trustee for the Prince's Trust International.
Banco Santander enquiries should be directed to Group Investor Relations in Madrid, Spain via email: investor@gruposantander.com
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Independent Non - Executive Director
Chris Jones was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 30 March 2015.
Chris Jones' foundation skill is Chartered accountant. He focused on the financial services industry from the mid-1980s and was a Senior Audit Partner specialising in the audit of banks and other financial services companies. He also led PwC's EMEA Financial Services practice and was a member of their Financial Services global leadership team.
Chris is a past president of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and chaired their advisory board from 2010 to 2018.
Chris is also Audit and Risk Committee member of the Wellcome Trust, since 1 September 2016 and Independent Non-Executive Director of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited since 1 May 2020 where he chairs the Audit Committee.
Chris has been a member of the Audit Committee since 30 March 2015 and Chair since 30 June 2015, the Remuneration Committee since 1 September 2015, the Risk Committee since 30 March 2015 and the Responsible Banking Committee since 1 November 2020. He was appointed as Chair of the Santander UK Group Holdings plc Remuneration Committee on 28 April 2020. Chris is also Santander UK's Whistleblowers' Champion.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Banco Santander Group Head of Technology and Operations
Dirk was appointed Non-Executive Director on 7 May 2019.
Dirk joined Banco Santander as Group Chief Operating and Technology Officer (COTO) in September 2018. He joined Banco Santander from AXA Group, where he served as Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 2013 leading the insurance group's technology and information security transformation, its overall project portfolio and as co-sponsor of its digital strategy. His global technology leadership roles include previous work at Accenture, Daimler Chrysler and Winterthur Group.
As Banco Santander Group Head of Technology and Operations, Dirk Marzluf is responsible for leading the information technology and operations function and its strategic development.
He stepped down as a Director of Santander UK Group Holdings plc on 31 December 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Director
- Executive Director / Santander UK Group Holdings Plc and Santander UK Plc
Duke Dayal was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director from 16 September 2019.
Duke Dayal has extensive financial services experience in a wide range of areas. Before joining Santander UK, Duke Dayal worked for Santander US in Boston as CFO of Santander Holdings (April 2016 - July 2019) and President and CEO of Santander Bank, N.A. (September 2017 - July 2019).
Prior to joining Santander, he was with BNP Paribas for six years, where he served as Chief Financial Officer for BNP Paribas USA Holdings, BancWest and Bank of the West in San Francisco. Before that he helped lead a private equity start-up for JP Morgan Chase & Co., Brysam Global Partners, focused on building an international consumer banking franchise. Prior to that, he spent eight years with Citi in a variety of business and finance roles in New York, California, South Korea and Brussels.
Mr. Dayal earned a B.A. with Honors in Accounting and Finance from Nottingham Trent University and he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Dayal served as a member of the Executive Committee on the Board of Trustees for the Institute of International Banking in New York as a Board member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director
- Senior Independent Non - Executive Director
Ed Giera was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 August 2015 and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 October 2020.
Ed Giera is an experienced Non-Executive Director, having held a number of Board roles following his career with JP Morgan Securities, the investment banking affiliate of JP Morgan Chase & Co. He provided corporate finance advisory and fiduciary services as Principal of EJ Giera LLC and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of NovaTech LLC and the Life and Longevity Markets Association. Ed was also a director of Pension Corporation Group Ltd from 2012 to 2015, and Pension Insurance Corporation Holdings Ltd from 2008 to 2012.
Ed is also Non-Executive Director of Rothesay Life PLC since 25 January 2021 and Chair of the Risk Committee with effect from 7 July 2022.
Ed has been a member of the Audit Committee since 19 August 2015, the Risk Committee since 19 August 2015 and Chair since 1 November 2015, the Responsible Banking Committee since 1 July 2017, the Nomination Committee since 16 October 2020 and the Remuneration Committee since 1 November 2020. He was appointed as Chair of the Santander UK Group Holdings plc Responsible Banking Committee on 28 April 2020.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Head of Media Relations
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Board
Lisa Fretwell was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2022.
Lisa has 25 years' experience within financial services, technology, retail, and manufacturing industries in both business and consulting roles. She holds a first class honours in Chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham and an M.B.A from Cranfield Business School. She was awarded Business Leader of the Year by Women in Credit in 2020.
Lisa joined Santander from Experian, where she was Managing Director of Experian UK's Data Business from 2019 - 2021. Prior to this, Lisa held various senior roles at Cisco for over 10 years, including Vice President of Software and Operations and Managing Director of Consulting Services and Internet Business Solutions. Lisa also held roles at Capgemini and Procter & Gamble before joining Cisco.
Lisa is also a Non-Executive Director at Restore plc since 20 April 2022.
On her appointment Lisa became a member of the Board Responsible Banking Committee, the Board Audit Committee and Board Risk Committee.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Board
Mark Lewis was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 December 2020.
Mark brings a track record of digital transformation and growth across multiple consumer businesses and sectors. Most recently he was CEO of Moneysupermarket Group plc, operating regulated market places across financial services, travel and home services and helping UK households save over £7bn from their bills.
Prior to this, Mark sat on the John Lewis Management Board as Retail Director, responsible for sales and operations across 48 UK department stores and online channels serving 37 countries. He previously served as Managing Director of eBay UK and CEO of Collect+.
On his appointment Mark became a member of the Board Remuneration Committee, Board Risk Committee and Board Responsible Banking Committee. He was appointed as a member of the Board Audit Committee on 1 September 2022.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Director
- Chief Executive / Santander UK Group Holdings Plc and Santander UK Plc
Mike Regnier was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Santander UK on 1 April 2022.
Mike joined Santander UK from Yorkshire Building Society (‘YBS'), where he was a Board member since 2014 and Chief Executive since 2017. He previously held the posts of Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Customer Officer, having joined YBS in 2014.
Mike began his career in strategic management consulting with a focus on Retail and Retail Financial Services. After management positions at Asda, he joined the banking sector and held a number of senior positions at Lloyds Banking Group, including Personal Current Accounts, Credit Cards Director and Products and Marketing Director for TSB. He has served as a Board Director of Visa UK, and Chairman of the merchant acquirer LTSB Cardnet. He was also Chair of the Building Societies Association from 2019 - 2021.
Mike holds a Meng in Engineering, Economic & Management from Oxford, together with an MBA from Insead.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Independent Non - Executive Director
Nicky Morgan was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 August 2021.
Nicky is a former MP, Cabinet Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Treasury Committee and is now a member of the House of the Lords. She is a qualified solicitor by background and before being elected to Parliament spent 16 years with City law firms, focused on mergers and acquisitions and advisory work. Nicky possesses significant experience as a senior leader of high-profile large organisations, responsible for setting and overseeing implementation of strategy and communicating the organisation's narrative and capabilities. She brings a wealth of experience from both a public and private perspective of the financial services sector, communications & media, and digital & technology.
Nicky is also non-executive director of Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Careers & Enterprise Company and Great Central Railway plc.
On her appointment Nicky became Chair of the Board Responsible Banking Committee and a member of the Board Audit Committee and Board Risk Committee. Nicky is also the Board's appointed Consumer Duty Champion.
Pamela Walkden was appointed Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2021.
Pamela is currently Independent Director of Banco Santander, S.A. (since 2019) where she is the Audit Committee Chair. She is also a member of the Advisory Board at JD Haspel Limited.
Previously, Pamela has served in a number of senior management positions predominantly at Standard Chartered Bank, including as Group Head of Human Resources, Chief Risk Officer, Group Treasurer, Group Head of Asset and Liability Management and Regional Markets, Group Head of Internal Audit, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Group Manager of Investor Relations. In addition, she served as an independent member of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Regulatory Reform Panel and as member of the European Banking Authority Stakeholder Group.
Pamela was appointed as a member of the Board Risk Committee and Board Nomination Committee on appointment as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Job Titles:
- Head of Investor Relations
William Vereker was appointed Chair on 1 November 2020, previously Independent Non-Executive Director from 1 October 2020.
William is an experienced and well-respected Banker, previously having served as Global Head of Investment Banking for UBS (2013 - 2018), and prior to that holding a number of leadership roles at Nomura, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley. From 2018 to 2019 he served as the Prime Minister's Business Envoy. He was a Vice Chairman at JP Morgan until October 2020.
Other roles: William is a Non-Executive Director to the London Stock Exchange Group Plc and is currently a member of the UK Prime Minister's Investment Council. He sits on the Advisory Board of Celonis GmbH and also chairs the Advisory Board of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
William has been a member of the Nomination Committee since 1 October 2020.