Mr. Maldonado joined the Boards of Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SHUSA); Santander Bank, N.A. (SBNA); Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc (SC). and Santander Investment Securities, Inc. (SIS) in 2015.

He has served as the Vice Chairman of SHUSA since 2015 and is a member of the Joint Nominations, Executive, Risk and Compensation and Talent Management Committees. Mr. Maldonado served on the Santander Investment Securities, Inc. (SIS) Board until SIS merged into Santander Capital LLC in 2023. He was appointed to the Corporate and Investment Banking New York Board upon its inception in 2022.

He was appointed to the Board of Banco Santander International in 2016 where he served as a member of the Executive Committee until 2022.

From 2015 to 2020, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Talent Management Committee. of Banco Santander Puerto Rico Board.

In 2024 Mr. Maldonado was appointed Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Santander Brazil, he is a permanent invitee to the executive committee of this bank

Mr. Maldonado is Global Head Strategic Projects and Head USA Transformation, Global Head Real Estate Facilities and Vice Chairman Santander Brazil. He has held numerous previous management positions at Santander, including Senior Executive Vice President, Global Head of Cost Control, Head of the General Directorate for Coordination and Control of Regulatory Projects in the Risks Division, and Executive Committee Director and Head of Internal Control and Corporate Development for Santander UK.

Mr Maldonado served on the Board of Alawwal Bank (formerly known as the Saudi Hollandi Bank Riyadh) from 2008 to 2019. He also served on the Board of Amro Bank from 2007 – 2011 and the Board of Banca Antonveneta, Italy during 2007.  He practiced corporate and international law for thirteen years and previously was an attorney with Baker & McKenzie and Corporate and International Law Department Head at J.Y. Hernandez- Canut Law Firm.

Mr. Maldonado received a law degree from UNED University and a law degree from Northwestern University.