Santander Private Banking International Leadership

Working experience of more than 15 years as an internal auditor in Santander Group. After 2013, as Chief Audit Executive in private banking banks of Santander Group in Italy and Switzerland (currently).

Steve is a senior executive with extensive audit, risk management, business line experience and product knowledge in global financial services. Throughout a career that included assignments in key international financial centers, Steve has continuously delivered results against goals, and driven organization change through effective team building, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined project management. He has had major successes in transforming functions, managing and controlling enterprise-wide risks, and re-engineering and simplifying processes. Steve is recognized for his leadership skills and ability to solve complex problems, deliver value-added outcomes, build stakeholder relationships and lead teams. His resume includes extensive interaction with C-level management and external regulators, in multiple jurisdictions. His experience spans the three lines of defense in financial service companies, and includes: Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance & AML, Control Frameworks, Management Consulting, Capital Markets, Middle Office, Operations, Business Management, Financial & Regulatory Reporting, Tax, Quality Assurance, Information Technology & Data Analytics.