New regional director for Santander

He will be responsible for attracting new business, including small and medium-sized enterprises and corporate customers.

Mr Fulton brings more than 30 years' banking experience to his new role. He joins Santander Corporate Banking from Barclays, where he was commercial director of the Barclays corporate team in Manchester.

Damian McGann, head of business development at Santander Corporate Banking, said: "Santander is building a strong presence in the corporate and commercial banking market and is committed to further increase the support it offers to businesses. Our commitment and presence is enabling us to recruit very credible, experienced corporate bankers and Tony is a great addition to our regional team.

"Santander aims to become the bank of choice for businesses and Tony will help us to achieve this. Building long-term relationships with

our customers is fundamental to our strategy and this is something which Tony has vast experience of."