The Santander Group, a global financial services company with more than 102 million customers worldwide and nearly 15,000 branches, is ranked 43rd in the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world’s largest companies. It’s also the parent company of Santander (formerly known as Sovereign Bank), which has a new president and CEO: Carnegie Mellon alumnus Roman Blanco (TPR’91). Blanco (left) is a veteran with The Santander Group, having executive stints in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Colombia. Boston-based Santander has over 700 branches throughout northeastern United States and is among the top 25 retail banks in the country. Blanco is on record saying there are plans to expand.
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