MEXICO
CITY, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca
Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México (BMV: BSMX; NYSE:
BSMX) ("Banco Santander México" or the "Bank") one
of the leading banking institutions in Mexico, announced that, on the date hereof,
its Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Felipe
García Ascencio as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, replacing
Mr. Héctor Grisi Checa. Mr. Héctor Grisi will remain as Executive
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Financiero Santander
México (the "Group") until December 31,
2022.
Mr. Felipe García Ascencio has a degree in Economics from
the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and a master's
degree in economics from the London School of
Economics and Political Science. He has broad experience in
the Mexican financial industry and he has worked in the Group as
Head of Mexico's Corporate
Investment Banking (SCIB). Previously, he worked at Credit Suisse
for 18 years in different positions, the last of which was Head of
Corporate & Sovereign Latam Coverage, a part of the Global
Markets division. Mr. Felipe Garcia
Ascencio also worked at Goldman Sachs and the Ministry of
Finance and Public Credit (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito
Público).
The Board also approved the creation of two
Vice-presidencies. The Vice-presidency of Administration and
Finance, to be led by Mr. Didier Mena
Campos, who currently holds the position of Chief Financial
Officer, and the Vice-presidency of Consumer, Commercial and
Institution Business Banking, to be held by Mr. Pablo Fernando
Quesada Gómez, who heads the Consumer, Commercial and Institution
Business Banking department.
The new organizational structure includes the appointments
of Mr. Alejandro Capote Garza as the
new Head of SCIB; Ms. Ana Felisa López Escobar, as Head of Human
Resources, replacing Mr. Juan Ignacio Echeverría Fernández; and Mr.
Matías Núñez Castro, as Head of Digital, Innovation and Channels,
replacing Ms. Maria Fuencisla Gómez Martín.
ABOUT BANCO SANTANDER MÉXICO (NYSE: BSMX BMV:
BSMX)
Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución
de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México (Banco
Santander México), one of the leading banks in Mexico, offers a wide range of products and
financial services, including retail banking, financial advisory
services, as well as other investment activities. Banco Santander
Mexico offers a financial services platform focused on the middle
and high-income segments of the population as well as small and
medium companies. It also provides financial services to large
multinational companies in Mexico.
As of March 31, 2022, Banco Santander
Mexico held total assets of Ps.1,734 billion
pesos and had more than 20.1 million clients. Based in
Mexico City, the company operates
1,345 branches and offices nationwide with a total of 25,342
employees.
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SOURCE Banco Santander México, S.A.