Santander Bank promoted Robert Cerminaro was promoted to commercial banking market director for New England. He will report to David Harnisch, head of Commercial Banking.

He will be responsible for managing and growing the bank’s commercial business and delivering Santander’s distinct value proposition and international expertise to clients and prospects throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.

Cerminaro joined Santander in 2018 as the regional executive of commercial banking for Connecticut. He has more than 25 years of commercial, corporate and investment banking experience, along with global banking experience and coverage expertise, including assignments at the regional, national and international levels.

He previously served as senior vice president and market executive at KeyBank where he led the overall corporate and commercial banking business effort for the Tri-State Region. Cerminaro began his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.