Santander’s Top Banker in Asia Garrigues Said to Depart Lender

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(Bloomberg) — Banco Santander SA’s head of corporate finance in Asia Pacific, Gonzalo Garrigues, has left his role with the Spanish lender in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.

Garrigues, based in the Asian financial hub with Santander since 2019, is likely to pursue other opportunities in the financial services industry, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. He was a managing director working on mergers and acquisitions for the Spanish bank, as well as private fundraising and initial public offerings, the people said.