Santander reordena las cúpulas de Getnet en Latinoamérica

Santander has reorganized the leadership of Getnet, its global payments platform, in Latin America. The bank has appointed four new CEOs for Getnet in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, and created a new region, or area as they call it within the Santander ecosystem, that encompasses Getnet's activity in Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. The Colombian and Peruvian markets were the last to join the payment platform's reach.

The bank has executed the changes through internal moves and hires. Notably, Fernando Benito, who took over as Getnet's CEO in Mexico at the end of August, was previously responsible for Getnet in Chile until the summer. Santander has entrusted Benito, a two-decade financial veteran with various leadership roles at Santander Spain and Chile, with the direction of Getnet in Mexico.

In Chile, Patricio Borgoño has taken over as CEO of Getnet, succeeding Cassio Schmit. Schmit will now remain with the bank as a member of the Getnet Brazil board of directors. Nogueira, who started her tenure as the general director of Ponto Brasil, a payment management company for large retailers in Brazil, took full charge of Getnet Brazil on October 1st.

Santander believes these changes will help ensure the continuity of Getnet's strategy in key markets and expects growth in a business that is becoming increasingly important to the bank's operations. Additionally, the bank has created a new region called Rest of Latin America (RoL) to better govern and simplify its operations in Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. Federico Balige will lead this new division. Gasparri, who was in charge of retail products at Santander Uruguay, will report directly to Balige.