Brian R. Yoshida

Yoshida will oversee all legal operations for Santander's US businesses. He will lead the Santander US Legal Department and oversee legal risk management, and provide legal advice and support for Santander entities, businesses and functions across the United States. Yoshida will also oversee Santander US Government Relations and Public Policy, Regulatory Relations, the duties of the Corporate Secretary, and Governance functions.

Yoshida joins Santander Bank after serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel of M&T Bank Corporation. During his tenure at M&T, Yoshida specialized in general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, financial reporting, treasury/ALCO, bank regulatory, corporate governance and executive compensation. His experience at M&T also included overseeing litigation, labor and employment, corporate real estate, vendor contracts, commercial lending and leasing, wealth management, corporate trust, intellectual property and information security, and legal support for the Corporate Secretary's Office, Investor and Shareholders Relations, Corporate Communications, the M&T Charitable Foundation and the M&T Political Action Committee.