SAO PAULO, March 19 (Reuters) - Lender Santander Brasil SANB11.SA chose the Chief Executive Officer of exchange operator B3 B3SA3.SA, Gilson Finkelsztain, as its new CEO to replace Mario Leao, it said on Thursday.
Finkelsztain will take the role after a transition period expected to conclude by mid-year, Santander Brasil said in a filing.
Leao, who has been the CEO of the bank since 2022, will leave the post by July, it added.
B3 said in a separate filing it will announce a successor for Finkelsztain, who has led the exchange operator for nearly nine years, in due course once its succession process is concluded.
Reuters reported earlier on Thursday, citing a source, that the Brazilian unit of Spain's Santander SAN.MC had tapped Finkelsztain as CEO.