New man at the top for Abbey after Okey walks
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ALAN MATHEWSON: WILL TAKE ON MD ROLE AT ABBEY
Abbey for Intermediaries will have a new man at the helm following Ricky Okey’s decision to leave the lender.
Alan Mathewson, currently director of parent Santander’s bancassurance division, will assume the managing director role at Abbey on May 1 subject to approval by the Financial Services Authority.
He will also take on the role of managing director of Santander Private Banking UK following Alvario Morales’ move to Miami to become chief executive officer of Santander Private Banking International.
This latest management reshuffle at Santander comes two months after Nici Audhlam-Gardiner was moved to the post of director of banking.
Clive Kornitzer has also recently moved from chief operating officer at Abbey to develop a proposition for Santander targeting wealthy clients.
Antonio Lorenzo, executive director at Santander UK, says: “We would like to thank Okey for the contribution he has made. We’re sorry to see him leave and wish him well for the future.”
It is not known where Okey is headed but names in the frame include Towergate Financial and Personal Touch Financial Services.
Dev Malle, group sales director at PTFS, says: “We are obviously delighted that someone of Okey’s calibre has been linked to our company but we will not comment on industry rumours.”
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