6-K
Santander UK plc (SNTUF)
UNITEDSTATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,D.C. 20549
Form6-K
REPORTOF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November, 2021
Commission File Number 001-14928
SANTANDER UK PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2 Triton Square, Regent’s
Place, London NW1 3AN, England
(Address of principal executive office)
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29November 2021
MIKEREGNIER APPOINTED AS SANTANDER UK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Santander UK announced today, subject to regulatory approval, the appointment of Mike Regnier as Chief Executive Officer of Santander UK Group Holdings plc and Santander UK plc.
Mike joins from Yorkshire Building Society, where he has been CEO since 2017 and prior to that Chief Commercial and Chief Customer Officer. He has over 25 years’ financial services and retail experience having held a variety of leadership positions across a range of blue-chip brands including Lloyds Banking Group, TSB, Halifax and Asda. He started his career as a management consultant, initially at Arthur. D Little before moving to the Boston Consulting Group.
SantanderChairman, William Vereker said: “I am delighted to be able to appoint someone of Mike’s calibre as our new CEO. Hebrings a powerful combination of experience, knowledge and energy, twinned with a positive vision for the future of the bank. I am confidentthat he will provide the strategic leadership required to drive the bank forward and fulfil our ambition to be a responsible and diversebusiness with our customers, communities and colleagues at its heart.
“Ilook forward to working with Mike and building on the work of Nathan and the leadership team.”
AntonioSimoes, Head of Europe and CEO of Santander Spain welcomed the appointment: “I am thrilled to welcome Mike to SantanderUK and the European leadership team. His proven track record and leadership skills will be invaluable as we build a better bank acrossOne Europe.”
MikeRegnier said: “I am honoured to be joining Santander, a bank with a rich heritage in the UK, a strong track record of innovationand a commitment to helping our country prosper. “I am excited to be able to make a real difference to people and businesses acrossthe UK, helping them to thrive and grow with the support of Santander’s incredible team and unique services and products.”
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2)Biography
YorkshireBuilding Society, Leeds (June 2014 – present)
Chief Executive Officer (January 2017 – present), previously Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Customer Officer
TSB/ Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) / HBOS, Halifax and London (May 2006 – May 2014)
Roles undertaken include Products & Marketing Director, TSB, a variety of Director roles responsible for Savings, Current Accounts and Credit Cards at Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
ASDAStores Ltd., Leeds (June 2003 – May 2006)
Roles included General Manager Beers, Wines & Spirits and Head of Customer Research and Pricing.
TheBoston Consulting Group Ltd., London (1999 - June 2003)
ArthurD. Little Ltd., London (1994-1997)
Various consulting projects at both organisations
SantanderUK is a financial services provider in the UK that offers a wide range of personal and commercial financial products and services. At 30 June 2021, the bank had around 20,900 employees and serves around 14 million active customers, via a nationwide branch network, telephone, mobile and online banking. Santander UK is subject to the full supervision of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in the UK. Santander UK plc customers’ eligible deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the UK.
BancoSantander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading retail and commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain. It has a meaningful presence in 10 core markets in the Europe, North America and South America regions, and is one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. Its purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising over €120 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2025, as well as financially empowering more than 10 million people over the same period. At the end of the first half of 2021, Banco Santander had €1.1 trillion in total funds, 150 million customers, of which 24.2 million are loyal and 45.3 million are digital, 10,000 branches and 190,000 employees.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| By: | /s/<br> Christopher Wise |
| Name: | Christopher Wise |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Date: November 29, 2021