About

Last year, the UK overtook Brazil as Santander’s most profitable global market. Nonetheless, with Brazilian operations accounting for 20% of the group’s profits – and its largest division in Latin America – the results have remained strong in the face of a harsh recession. Last year Sergio Rial was named as Santander Brasil’s new CEO as part of a change of senior management. In May 2016 Alexandre D’Ambrosio joined the bank as executive vice president, legal and corporate affairs and General Counsel. He arrives at the bank as one of the most experienced and respected General Counsel in Brazil, with expertise in a wide range of sectors and practice areas. He is, in the words of one nominator, ‘a guaranteed first port of call when you need first-rate advice’. D’Ambrosio was previously managing director and General Counsel at the holding company of the Votorantim Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America. He has previously held a number of senior in-house roles in Brazil and is an advisory board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). D’Ambrosio started his career in the US at law firm Bishop, Cook, Purcell & Reynolds (which has since merged with Winston & Strawn).