20 January 2021 Santander UK appoints Rakshit Kapoor as chief data officer Santander UK has announced the appointment of Rakshit Kapoor as its new chief data officer and head of data transformation for Europe, effective 1st February 2021
Kapoor joins from HSBC, where he served as group chief data officer.
Kapoor brings over 20 years’ experience in senior IT and data roles to Santander UK, and will oversee development of the company’s data strategy, organisation, operating model, technology and governance.
The new appointment’s duties will include leading the creation of a data and analytics centre of excellence, which looks to bring together multiple disciplines from across the bank into a single team.