Santander has appointed Asim Tewary as Global Head of Data & Analytics for its Digital Consumer Bank (DCB). Tewary will lead the data, analytics, and AI agenda across multiple countries, working closely with country CDAIOs to drive business performance across a complex, federated environment spanning diverse markets, regulatory frameworks, and business models.

Tewary’s remit includes advancing the deployment of AI-driven use cases, strengthening data foundations and governance, and shaping an operating model that balances global alignment with local execution. A key focus of the role is embedding data and analytics into core business processes to support decision-making, enhance customer outcomes, and improve operational efficiency.

Prior to this role, Tewary served as Head of Analytics & Data Science at Santander in the U.States., where he was responsible for data strategy, analytics, and data science capabilities supporting the bank’s retail banking and transformation initiatives.

Before joining Santander, he served in global leadership roles in AI, Data and Analytics at organizations such as PayPal and Verizon.

Tewary shared in a LinkedIn post, “Looking forward to working with exceptional teams across markets to unlock the next phase of value creation through data, analytics, and AI.”