Santander Bank in U.S. names Robert Rubino, Michael Cleary co-presidents

SANTANDER BANK has named Robert Rubino, left, and Michael Cleary as co-presidents of the bank. /COURTESY SANTANDER BANK
SANTANDER BANK has named Robert Rubino, left, and Michael Cleary as co-presidents of the bank. /COURTESY SANTANDER BANK

BOSTON – Santander Bank has named Robert Rubino and Michael Cleary to co-presidents of the bank.

Rubino joins Santander from Citizens Financial Group Inc., where he served as executive vice president of commercial banking. He held various roles at the Providence-based bank for a decade, according to a press release.

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“Bob’s significant expertise delivering growth across all aspects of commercial banking will help build on the progress we’ve seen this year and increase our competitive position in the market,” said Scott Powell, CEO of Santander and its parent company, Santander Holdings USA Inc. “His leadership approach and strategic vision for our business are exactly what we need going forward to distinguish ourselves as a leading commercial banking franchise.”

Cleary most recently served as head of consumer and business banking at Santander. He assumed the position in 2015. Cleary also worked at Citizens Financial Group back when it was owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland.

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“He has been instrumental in greatly enhancing Santander’s sales and service processes, and digital and mobile banking capabilities, improving the customer experience and developing a culture that focuses on always doing the right thing for consumers,” according to the press release.

Santander, headquartered in Boston, boasts more than $83 billion in assets. As of last June, Santander had the fourth-largest share of Rhode Island deposits at 8.2 percent, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Eli Sherman is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Sherman@PBN.com, or follow him on Twitter at @Eli_Sherman.

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