Santander Holdings USA Inc. announced that Brian R. Yoshida has been named Chief Legal Officer, effective May 4, 2020, and Joe Abruzzo has been named Head of Commercial Banking for Santander Bank, N.A., effective June 1, 2020. Both Yoshida and Abruzzo will report to Tim Wennes, Santander US CEO and Country Head, and Santander Bank President and CEO, and will be members of the Santander US executive leadership team. 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.