Juan Andres Yanes, Santander
Group
Mr. Yanes has been with Grupo Santander since 1991. He was involved
in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance and Financial Markets until
January 1999. In 1999 he was appointed as Global Head of Market Risk
in charge of the then newly merged group. In November 2003 he was appointed
to his current position as Deputy CRO for the Grupo Santander Risk Division.
Mr. Yanes holds a BA from the Universidad Simón Bolívar
(Venezuela) -1985. In 1987, Mr. Yanes pursued graduate studies at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds a dual Master’s
degree from the MIT –1990. He focused in combining Business and
Finance, Public Policy and Planning.
Mr. Yanes has been leading the risk integration process occurred in
the last two years aiming to consolidate a strong Enterprise Wide Risk
Management function.
The challenges and rewards of growing internationally
through the implementation of a customer-focused approach: the Group
Santander experience
Juan Andres Yanes, Deputy Managing Director, Risk Management
will illustrate the strategy of Group Santander for the export of its
strategic consumer banking model into the international arena, with
specific reference to their experience in the UK market. The group has
a declared mission to be market leader in its chosen markets through
a strategy based on customer focus. The strategy adopted to achieve
this and the achievements to date will be discussed.
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