Santander UK today announced it has appointed Steven Kew as Regional MD, East of England & East Midlands, Corporate Clients.
Kew has held several roles at the bank and has more than 15 years’ experience within the banking sector. Most recently, Kew held the role of Head of Change, Continuous Improvement & Client Experience for the Corporate & Commercial Banking (CCB) division, where he was responsible for the delivery of change for clients.
In his new role, Kew will lead an experienced team of relationship directors and relationship managers for corporate clients across the East of England & East Midlands geography, working with hundreds of businesses with turnovers from £15m in a range of sectors. Kew will report into Jane Galvin, Head of Corporate Clients, Santander UK and be based at the bank’s new office in Unity Place, Milton Keynes, which opened last year.
Jane Galvin, Head of Corporate Clients at Santander UK, said: “We are delighted to share that Steven has become our new regional managing director for the East of England & East Midlands. He has wealth of experience within commercial banking, and in his tenure at Santander has shown his dedication to clients and to delivering the best banking experience for them.”
Newly appointed, Regional Managing Director, East of England & East Midlands, Commercial Banking, Steven Kew said: “I am so pleased to be back working in the East of England, leading this highly driven and dedicated team. The towns and cities across our region have so many thriving, successful, growing businesses. I look forward to meeting many of them in the coming months, telling them about how Santander is helping businesses grow and expand into new markets.”
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