About Us Management Team

Carlos Rodríguez de Robles
Chief Executive Officer
He started his career in HAMBROS BANK LIMITED London, UK in 1995 as an analyst. In 1996 he joined CEMEX S.A. in Madrid in the finance area and in 2000 moved to CEMEX, S.A., El Cairo. In 2001 he joined MCKINSEY & COMPANY Madrid, as a Consultant. In 2004 he was appointed Head of Business Development and Control for the GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS Division at Grupo Santander. In 2009 he moved to Banco Santander México as Deputy General Manager – Global Wholesale Banking. In 2013 he returned to Banco Santander Spain, as Head of Global Transaction Banking. Currently he is the Chief Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors for CACEIS Bank Spain SAUU…. …[More information]
Andrés Campos
Chief Financial Officer
“We work to achieve sustainable profitability, efficiency and value creation over time, while we continue to build the best post-trade services platform.”
Andrés Campos has an experience of over 20 years in Investment Banking. Before joining the Santander Group, he worked at Arthur Andersen in the offices of Madrid. He is currently CFO of CACEIS Bank Spain SAU. Prior to this position, as Manageing Director within Banco Santander’s Corporate Finance team, he has been responsible for numerous transactions of M&A, equities, capital markets, structured financing, acquisition finance and, in general, financing transactions for customers in countries where the Bank operates. …[More Information]


Rafael García
IT Global Head & Chief Transformation Officer
- Santander Global Banking & Markets Post-Trade services Business Architecture transformation
- The Bank’s Markets Flow Business Architecture transformation
- The mergers of different Santander Group Banks in Latam and USA infraestructure
- led the IT&OPS Custody implementation in Latam (9 Countries) and Iberia
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Elena Mesonero
Global Head of Coverage and Business Solutions
Elena Mesonero holds a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from Deusto University. Master’s in Financial Markets from UAM and Master’s Program in “Women in Boards of Directors” provided by IESE.
Her career began with Deutsche Bank Spain as head of operations, and then moved to Deutsche Bank Frankfurt and taking the responsibility for Spanish institutional clients investing in Germany. In 2001, she joined BNP Paribas Securities Services Spain as Head of Institutional Clients in order to develop and grow the bank in Spain. At the end of 2014, she became part of the Santander Group to support the launch of CACEIS Bank Spain SAU Spain, as Head of Clients and Product Development, and a member of the Executive Committee, also assuming the responsibility of the global clients team for the various CACEIS Bank Spain SAU entities in LatAm.
She has more than 20 years of experience leading teams, focusing on market analysis and development, taking on responsibilities in defining the strategy and results of the company.


Juan José Valle
Chief Operating Officer Global
In 1999, his career starts in BANCO ATLANTICO. In 2000, he joined ACCENTURE as a consultant in the capital markets area. He holds various responsibilities, including having been responsible for Private Banking and Asset Management for Spain. In 2012, he became part of BANCO SANTANDER as head of Organization and Costs for Global Banking & Markets. In 2015, joined CACEIS Bank Spain SAU as Global Head of Organization and Human Resources. Since June 2019, he has been appointed Global Head of Operations. Juanjo also co-heads the entity’s Transformation Office. …[More Information]
Javier Muñoz-Grandes
Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
“Comprehensive and planned risk management ensures the sustainability of the company and maximization of results over time”
Extensive experience in the financial sector since 2000, when he starts his career at Santander Group as an internal auditor specializing in financial management and treasury. In 2004, he was appointed executive advisor to the Group’s chairman (Emilio Botín), promoting business development and Co-Coordinating his interaction with global divisions. In 2011, he was appointed head of risk governance and strategy at Santander UK in London, where he drew up a new risk management and control framework, which is a benchmark for the Group. In 2014, he returned to the corporation as head of “Enterprise Wide Risk Management” (EWRM), developing risk appetite management, risk reporting to senior management, risk identification and assessment, risk stress and strategic risk. He is currently responsible for risk and compliance at CACEIS Bank Spain SAU S.A.U. …[More information]


Juan A. Ballesteros
Global Head of Internal Audit
“In S3 we must be prepared for the future that is yet to come, as digital transformation has no borders or sectors.”
Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. In Banco Santander he has completed the Executive Development Program provided by IE Business School.
He started his career in 1998 in Arthur Andersen in the Financial Services area, carrying out various audits and business consultancy projects. In 2002, he joined KPMG Consulting as a senior consultant and subsequently moved to Ernst & Young as the supervisor of the Advisory Services line.
At the end of 2004 he joined Banco Santander’s Internal Audit Division, in the Financial Risks Area, where he played different roles until, in 2015, he was given the opportunity to be the Global Head of Internal Audit in this major project, which is the S3 Group.
Fernanda Andujar
Global Head of People and Talent
Fernanda holds a Degree in International Business from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, and a Post-Degree in Finance from “Escuela de Dirección de Empresas-EDDE”.
Started her career in 1992 in Santander Group in Argentina, holding different positions in the International Business and Global Transaction Banking departments.
In November 2014 joined CACEIS Bank Spain SAU at the Global Sales & Relationship Management Department being responsible for Global Sales & RM. In July 2019 she has been appointed Global Head of People and Talent.


Joaquín Alfaro
Country Head Brazil
Joaquin began his career at Indra in 1993 as an engineer. He joined Santander in 1994 and has extensive experience in the financial investment and banking sector.
Prior to his current position, he held several senior management positions in the areas of Transaction Banking, Derivatives, Equities, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Operations and IT in Madrid and New York, including heading the global securities business before the constitution of S3.
Since 2016, he is country head and CEO of SC Brazil.
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Sandra Pulido
Country Head Colombia
She started her experience in the financial sector in Asesores en Valores S.A. in 1992 as an analyst, escalating positions to become Head of Operations, and in 1996 he moved to Fiduciaria del Pacífico S.A. as Head of Operations. In 1998, she joined the Santander Group in Santander Investment Valores Colombia S.A. in the operations area. In 2002, she transferred to Santander Investment Trust S.A. as Head of Operations, a position which she held until 2012, when the sale of Santander Group companies in Colombia to was completed. She continued in Corpbanca Investment Trust S.A. as Head of Operations until 2015. In 2015, she joined the Central Counterparty Risk Chamber, as Risk and Transaction Administrator. In 2017, she returned to the Santander Group with the objective of setting up a new Fiduciary Company specialized in Custody services, and she is currently Country Head Colombia in Santander CACEIS Colombia S.A. …[More Information]
