Dayam Borges

Background

About Dayam Borges

Dayam Borges is a senior financial-services executive with over two decades of leadership across cybersecurity, technology, operations, and regulatory governance within complex U.S. and international banking environments. He has held multiple C-suite roles—including COO, CIO, and currently Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Banco Santander International—where he has built, matured, and led programs that strengthen resilience, support growth, and satisfy stringent regulatory expectations.Since 2018, Dayam has directed Santander Private Banking, Information Security strategy, driving modernization efforts, regulatory alignment, and operational improvement across a cross-border business model. He has delivered consistent results in enhancing risk posture, improving exam outcomes, optimizing infrastructure reliability, and elevating the bank’s overall cybersecurity and operational maturity.With a background spanning technology operations, infrastructure, cloud transformation, enterprise architecture, and cybersecurity strategy, Dayam brings a rare blend of security, technology, and business leadership. He is recognized for stabilizing complex environments, reducing operational and cyber risk, strengthening governance, and leading high-performing teams that support long-term commercial strategy.Previously as Head of Infrastructure and Operations, he led modernization and resiliency initiatives that improved service availability, supported scale, and positioned the institution for future digital expansion.