ING appoints Alfonso Tolcheff CEO in Spain and Portugal after the march of Ignacio Juliá to Santander

Ing announced on Thursday the appointment of Alfonso Tolcheff, head of corporate and investment banking, New CEO of the entity in Spain and Portugal, after the march of Ignacio Juliá to Banco Santander.

As the entity reported in a statement, Tolcheff will take the position in which Almudena Román, the head of business development, was interim interim, after the then responsible for ING in Spain and Portugal last year, Ignacio Juliáwas appointed CEO of Santander Spain.

Tolcheff, who has been linked to ING for 21 years, will also be at the head of retail and corporate banking and investment businesses of the bank, directly reporting to the person in charge of Retail Banking, Pinar Abay, and a member of the group management team.

With extensive experience in the Spanish banking sector, he joined ING in 2004 in the Procurement Financing team. Throughout these years, he played a crucial role in the division Capital Markets & Advisory, leading important transactions. In 2022, he was appointed director of Corporate Banking and Investment, and joined the Management Committee for Spain and Portugal. Under its leadership, the corporate and investment business business of ING in Iberia doubled its income and commissions

For its part, Almudena Román will return to her responsibility as Director of Business Development. “Key figure in ING since 1999, has inspired the business model of the client -centered bank, transparent and innovative,” they said from the entity.

Pinar Abay highlighted the bank’s commitment to reinforce its growth in Spain: «Spain is a key market for ING, and Alfonso’s appointment reflects our ambition to continue growing in the country. ” »His commitment to talent, his leadership and his proven ability to accelerate commercial results make him the ideal choice to boost our strategy in Spain and Portugal,” he added. Abay thanked Roman for his dedication during the transition stage.

For his part, Tolcheff declared that his objective in his new responsibility will be to “boost growth in Spain and Portugal, strengthening our retail and wholesale banking businesses while exploring new segments.”