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José M. Linares
José María Linares is Senior Executive Vice-President of Banco Santander and Global Head of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB). He reports directly to the Group CEO and is a member of both the Management Committee and the Risk Executive Committee.
He joined Santander in 2017 to lead the transformation and global expansion of the Corporate & Investment Banking division, positioning it as a leading global CIB franchise.
In addition, he serves on the Boards of Directors of Santander US, Inc., Santander Bank, N.A., and Santander CIB New York and he is also a member of the Strategy Committee of Santander. He has also served as a board member of Santander Asset Management.
Prior to joining Santander, José spent more than 17 years at J.P. Morgan, holding various senior roles in investment banking across New York, Hong Kong, and London. During his tenure, he was a member of the EMEA leadership team, Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan Bank International, and Vice Chairman of the Balance Sheet Committee. He also served on the Global Equities Executive Committee and the Commitments Committee.
He began his career covering Latin American equities at Morgan Stanley in New York.
José María Linares holds a degree in Finance and Economics from Babson College, graduating summa cum laude, and an MBA from Columbia University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
He currently is member of the Advisory Council of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and serves on the Board of Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB).
Mariano Urquiola
Mariano is head of Santander CIB Argentina.
With an international career spanning over more than 25 years in banking, Mariano has spent a large portion of his career in NY, where he worked for several international financial institutions as well as for Cargill. He joined Santander US in 2011 and relocated to Buenos Aires in 2018 where he held several roles, the most recent as head of Banking & Corporate Finance Argentina for the last three years.
Antony Hung
Antony Hung is the Regional Head for Asia Pacific of Santander Group and is responsible for the Group’s business in Asia Pacific, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Before his current role, Antony was Asia-Pacific Head of Global Banking and Markets and, prior to joining Banco Santander, he was President for Asia excluding Japan for Capula Investment Management Asia Limited and Chairman of its Asia Investment Committee.
Previously, he worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific Global Wealth Management as well as a member of the Global Wealth Management Executive Committee and Asia-Pacific Executive Committee.
Antony was also previously Head of Fixed-Income, Currencies and Commodities for the Pacific Rim region at Merrill Lynch, which he joined in 1993 from Salomon Brothers Asia, where he was Vice-President in Fixed-Income Sales. Before that, Antony held senior positions at CEF Capital Ltd and Exxon Chemical Asia Pacific Ltd.
Antony holds a BBA(Hons) and an MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of CPA and a member the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK.
Renato Ejnisman
Renato Ejnisman is head of Santander CIB Brazil.
With a career of more than 22 years in Banking, Renato worked at Bank of America and later at Banco Bradesco, where he spent the last 15 years in multiple roles, including Head of Investment Bank, leading its transformation to a top 3 player in Brazil. Additionally, he ran Corporate Banking for middle markets companies, Bradesco Asset Management and Private & Wealth Management.
Carlos Ruiz de Gamboa
Carlos is the head of Santander CIB Chile and head of Markets Chile since 2025.
Carlos is a seasoned investment banking executive with over 30 years of leadership experience across Latin America and the U.S., including several senior roles at J.P. Morgan where he spent most of his career.
Carlos is a well-recognised professional in the region, with a proven track record in global markets, fixed income, corporate finance and risk management. Prior to joining Santander, he worked at Tyndall Group, delivering bespoke strategic financial solutions to clients across Latin America.
Juan Gil
Since joining Santander in 2020, Juan has been a key figure in the consolidation of our Global Banking business, contributing significantly to the strengthening and positioning of our franchise in the country. In his most recent role as head of Corporate Finance Execution LatAm (excluding Brazil), he successfully led strategic initiatives that enhanced regional collaboration and reinforced Santander’s value proposition for our clients.
Before joining Santander, Juan held senior roles at leading financial institutions such as Bancolombia and Credit Suisse, and most recently served as CFO at Cafam (Caja de Compensación).
Ignacio Domínguez-Adame
Ignacio joined Santander in 1994. For the last 30 years, he has held positions of responsibility within SCIB, both at a global level and in Brazil, where he headed the business for six years. Since 2016, he has been in charge of the Global Debt Financing business and is currently Board member of Banco Santander Peru, and of Caceis Bank.
Ignacio holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business with a major in Finance from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an MBA from the University of Houston.
Santiago Cortina
Santiago Cortina is the Head of Santander’s Corporate and Investment Banking division in Mexico. He joined SCIB on 2022. Santiago has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, having held senior roles at leading global institutions such as Barclays and Deutsche Bank before joining Santander in 2022. Previously, he served as head of Global Banking Mexico.
Lorenzo Martini
Lorenzo is the head of Santander CIB Peru since 2025.
He is a senior investment banker with over two decades of experience across Latin America and Europe. He has been leading the Global Banking and Debt Financing franchises in Peru, significantly growing the business and establishing market leadership across products.
Prior to this, he led the Debt Capital Markets franchise at Scotiabank in Peru and Colombia. He began his career in Milan at Intesa Sanpaolo and KPMG, with a focus on corporate and investment banking.
David Hermer
David joined Santander in August of 2023 as Head of CIB US and was appointed Directing Officer of Banco Santander SA New York Branch in January of 2024. David has over 30 years’ experience in investment banking, having spent significant time in senior roles at Credit Suisse (CS) where he most recently was Global Head of Equity and Debt Capital Markets. David was a member of various committees, including Global Investment Banking Management Committee, Equity Valuation Committee, Reputational Risk Committee, and Managing Director Promotion Committee.
David joined CS in 1994, where he focused primarily on equity products. He ran the bank's US Equity Syndicate desk, Global Equity Syndicate, US and later Global Equity Capital Markets, and served on multiple local management committees. Prior to joining CS, David spent five years at Lehman Brothers.
David was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a BA in Political Science.
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