Ana Botín, the chief executive of Santander UK, is focused on building a customer base after major acquisitions in the country,
the
Financial Times
reported.
Botín, daughter of Santander’s group chairman, Emilio Botín, was appointed to the U.K. position after her predecessor, António Horta- Osório, and his team moved to Lloyds Banking Group. She previously led Santander subsidiary Banesto, where she was credited with successfully weathering the financial crisis, according to the
FT
report.
Botín plans to increase the bank’s U.K. market share and its lending to small and medium-sized businesses and to improve its customer service, the article said. The bank is “building up to a London stock market listing,” according to the report. (Source:
Financial Times,
April 11, 2011.)
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