Edvaldo Morata

Sovereign Bank, United States

Mr. Morata joined Sovereign Bank in January 2010 as Chief of Staff to the CEO, overseeing Marketing Communications, CRA, Service Quality and Corporate Strategic Planning.  In May 2010 he was also appointed Managing Director of Corporate Banking. 

Mr. Morata has more than 20 years experience in financial services. He joined the Santander Group in 1996. Most recently, he was Santander’s Chief Executive for Asia in Hong Kong. Previously he held a number of executive management positions including:
> Head of Asset Management and Private Banking in Brazil
> Head of Banespa’s International Department when it was acquired by Santander in 2000.

Mr. Morata was also a member of the Executive Committee of Santander Brazil. Before joining Santander, he worked for  American Express bank in Brazil (formerly Banco SRL), ING Bank (in both Brazil and U.K)  and Citibank in Brazil.