Scotiabank has made a slew of senior leadership appointments, including a key new marketing and digital role for its digital subsidiary Tangerine.
Scotiabank named Aris Bogdaneris to the newly created role of group head, digital transformation, Tangerine, marketing and analytics, effective Sept. 1. He will be responsible for overseeing the Tangerine business as well as global marketing, customer insights, data and analytics and real estate.
Bogdaneris brings more than 25 years of experience in various operating roles with global financial services organizations across Europe and North America, including most recently at ING. He served as member of group management board responsible for retail banking and for ING’s universal banking units in Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, Romania, Turkey and Australia.
Scott Thomson, president and CEO for Scotiabank, says he is looking forward to leveraging Bogdaneris’ retail banking and digital expertise as the bank looks to innovate.
“With Tangerine becoming an integral part of our future growth plans, I am pleased to be able to appoint a dedicated leader with extensive digital banking experience to oversee this business with a plan to help us drive further innovation, accelerate growth and solidify Tangerine’s position as the leading digital bank in Canada,” Thomson says.
Nicole German, who was named Tangerine’s chief marketing and digital experience officer in late 2021, left the company last month to become global CMO for B2B units at HSBC.
Among the other leadership changes at Scotiabank is the retirement of Barb Mason, group head and chief human resources officer. She will be replaced in her duties by deputy chief human resources officer Jenny Poulos, effective Oct. 2.
Other changes to Scotiabank’s senior leadership team are the promotion of Phil Thomas to group head and chief risk officer; Paul Baroni being appointed to EVP, finance and chief financial officer, Canadian banking; Maria Theofilaktidis being appointed to EVP and chief auditor; Anique Asher, EVP, finance and strategy, assuming an expanded mandate that includes oversight of capital management; and Chris Manning being appointed to EVP, global business payments.
