New Changes at Santander. At the top of Santander AM, Samantha Ricciardi has announced her departure from the asset manager, according to an internal statement from the firm, “to pursue new professional opportunities abroad.” She had been the top executive of the asset manager since 2022, a position she assumed following the departure of Mariano Belinky. The firm will launch a process to decide her replacement.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Ricciardi worked at BlackRock for 11 years in various roles, the last of which was as Head of Strategy and Business Development for EMEA. She also spent seven years at Schroders, where she served as Head of the asset manager in Mexico. She began her professional career at Citi in the year 2000.
The bank has just completed the integration of its two asset managers, Santander Asset Management and Santander Private Banking Gestión, to form an entity with approximately 127 billion euros under management.
Meanwhile, Ana Hernández del Castillo will lead the alternatives area at Beyond Wealth. Hernández del Castillo comes from Crescenta, where she joined in January 2024 as Investment Manager. Previously, she held various roles at MdF and Banque Havilland.
