Santander

Group Executive Chairman

Spanish nationality. Born in 1960 in Santander.

She joined the board of directors in 1989 and she was appointed Executive Chairman in 2014.

Graduate in Economics from the Bryn Mawr College (Pennsylvania, USA).

She joined Banco Santander after a period at JP Morgan (New York, 1980-1988) and in 1992 she was appointed senior executive vice president. Between 1992 and 1998 she led the expansion of Santander in Latin America. From 2002 to 2010 she was executive chairman of Banesto, such entity being commended as the Best Bank in Spain by Euromoney for three consecutive years during that period. From 2010-2014 she was CEO of Santander UK, where she led the transformation of three former building societies into one of Britain’s most innovative banks.

Since 2014 she has led a cultural, commercial and technological transformation of the Group, focused on boosting customer trust and loyalty. Under her leadership, Santander has established a clear purpose: to help people and businesses prosper in a way that is simple, personal and fair. The Group is committed to acting responsibly on behalf of its employees, customers, shareholders and the communities where it operates.

Her commitment to sustainable and inclusive growth is reflected in her philanthropic activities. She is the founder and Chair of CyD Foundation, which supports and promotes the contribution made by Spanish universities to economic and social development in the country, and Empieza por Educar Foundation, the Spanish subsidiary of the international NGO Teach for All which trains talented young graduates to be teachers.

Other relevant positions: she is a Board member of the Coca-Cola Company and a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) CEO Advisory Board.

Vice Chairman and CEO

Born in 1960 in Leon, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

Graduate in Economics and Business Administration. Earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Joined the Bank in 2002 and was appointed group chief financial officer in 2004.

Other significant positions: Mr Álvarez serves on the board of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A. He was also a board member at SAM Investment Holding Limited, Santander Consumer Finance, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc. and a member of the supervisory boards of Santander Consumer AG, Santander Consumer Holding GMBH, and Bank Zachodni WBK, S.A. Furthermore, he served as a board member of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME).

Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director

Born in 1959 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

Mr Carnegie-Brown holds an M.A. degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

Other significant positions: Currently, he is the non-executive chairman of Moneysupermarket.com Group plc and Lloyd's of London. Previously, he was non-executive director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (2016-2017), non-executive director of Santander UK Group Holding Ltd (2014-2017), non-executive director Santander UK, plc. (2012-2017), non-executive director of Aon UK Ltd (2012-2015), founder and managing partner of the listed private equity division of 3i Group plc., President and CEO of Marsh Europe. Furthermore, he was lean an independent coordinating advisor to Close Brothers Group plc (2006-2014) and Catlin Group Ltd (2010-2014). Prior to that, he spent at JPMorgan Chase for eighteen years and at Bank of America for four years.

Vice presidenta

Graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Government Attorney (on leave of absence).

Former Chief Executive Officer of Banco Santander and current Executive Vice President and Chairman of Santander Spain. Has served as board member, as Chairman and as chairperson, in a number of industrial and financial companies.

He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Inditex on 15 July 2014 and re-elected on 17 July 2018.

Member

Born in 1961 in Tehran (Iran).

Joined the board of directors in 2016.

Ph.D. in particle physics from Tufts University and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

She is CEO of AKnowledge Partner, LLC.

Other significant positions: she is currently non-executive director of Gemalto NV, Landstar System, Inc. and Veolia Environment S.A. Ms Akbari was also chairman and CEO of SkyBitz, Inc., executive vice-president at TruePosition Inc., non-executive director of Covisint Corporation and US Pack Logistics LLC and she held several positions for Microsoft Corporation and for Thales Group.

Member

Born in 1952 in Madrid, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

Holds a degree in law from Universidad de Deusto and a joint degree in Business Administration and Law from the E-3 programme at ICADE. He is a state attorney.

He currently is vice-chairman of the Fundación de Estudios Financieros and serves on the board of trustees and the executive committee of Fundación Banco Santander.

Other significant positions: He was senior executive vice president, general secretary and secretary of the board of Banco Santander, S.A. and director, executive vice president, general secretary and secretary of the board of Banco Santander de Negocios and Santander Investment. He was also technical general secretary of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, general secretary of Banco de Crédito Industrial and director of Dragados, S.A., Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and of the Governing Body of the Madrid Stock Exchange.

Member

Born in 1973 in Santander, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2004.

Graduate in Law.

Mr Botín serves as executive chairman of JB Capital Markets, Sociedad de Valores, S.A.U.

Other significant positions: Mr Botín also collaborates with numerous not-for-profit institutions in addition to his work in the financial sector. Since 2014, Mr Botín has been the executive chairman of the Fundación Botín and trustee of the Fundación Princesa de Gerona.

Member

Born in 1948 in Cidade da Guarda (Portugal).

Joined the board of directors in 2018.

Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Pontificia Universidade Católica de Sao Paulo, Master of Business Administration (MBA - Management Program for Executives) from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate of the Investment Banking Marketing Program from Wharton Business School.

Non-executive chairman of Banco Santander (Brasil), S.A.

Other significant positions: He has held various positions at the Citibank Group, including CEO of Citibank Brazil and various senior positions in the US with respect to the consumer finance, private banking and Latin American businesses. He was a member of the board of AMBEV. S.A., Gol Linhas Aéreas, S.A. and of Duratex, S.A. He has been chairman of WorldWildlife Group (WWF) Brazil, member of the board of WWF International and chairman and member of the audit and asset management committees of FUNBIO (Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade).

Member

Born in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

Degree in Business and MBA from ESADE.

Executive chairman at Olive Partners, S.A., and holds other several positions at companies belonging to the Cobega Group. She is also chairman at Coca Cola European Partners, Plc.

Other significant positions: Previously, she has served on the board of the Círculo de Economía and also as an external independent director at Banco Sabadell, S.A., Ebro Foods, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. She has also been honorary counsel general of Iceland in Barcelona since 1992.

Member

Born in 1941 in Madrid, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2002.

Government Economist and office head at the Bank of Spain (on leave of absence).

Other significant positions: He served as state secretary of Economy, secretary-general of Commerce and chief executive officer of Banco Pastor, S.A., an international advisor at Goldman Sachs International, chairman of Aviva Grupo Corporativo, S.L. and non-executive chairman of Santa Lucía Vida y Pensiones, S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros. He currently acts as non-executive vice-chairman of Amadeus IT Group, S.A., honorary chairman of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, and member of the Group of Thirty in Washington, DC. He also chairs the board of trustees of the IE Business School.  

Member

Born in 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

An Industrial Engineer, Mr Fernández earned a graduate degree in Business Administration at the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa.

He currently chairs the board of directors of Grupo Finaccess, S.A.P.I.

Other significant positions: Mr Fernández has also served on the board of Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and Televisa S.A.C.V., among others. Currently, he serves as a non-executive director of Inmobiliaria Colonial, S.A. and member of the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings, SE.

Member

Born in 1949 in Barcelona, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2012.

PhD in Law and Psychologist by the University of Barcelona.

Professor emeritus at Ramón Llull University, director of the Chair of Restorative and Social Justice at the Pere Tarrés Foundation, Special Chair of Restorative Justice Nelson Mandela of the National Human Rights Comission of Mexico, director of Aqu (quality assurance agency for the Catalan university system) and of Gawa Capital Partners, S.L. Member of the Bioethics Committee of the Government of Catalonia.

Other significant positions: She was chancellor of the Ramon Llull University, member of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), member of the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain, member of the scientifc committee on criminal policy of the Council of Europe, executive vice president of the Centre for Legal Studies and Specialised Training of the Justice Department of the Government of Catalonia and member of the advisory board of Endesa Catalunya.

Member

Born in 1952 in Madrid.

Joined the board of directors in 2017.

Degree in Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Programme Management Development by the Harvard Business School.

Other relevant positions: He has held several positions at Banque BNP Paribas, including chairman of the BNP Paribas Group in Spain. Previously he carried out various duties in Banco Argentaria. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Asociación Española de Banca (AEB) and of the Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, S.A. (BME) and member of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Española de Banca para Estudios Financieros (FEBEF).

Member

Born in 1965 in Madrid, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2015.

Graduate in Business and Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Government Economist.

Ms Romana serves as a non-executive director at Aviva plc, London and of Aviva Italia Holding spa, as well as a member of the advisory board of the Foundation Rafael del Pino and co-chair of the Global Board of Trustees of The Digital Future Society.

Other significant positions: Ms Romana was the executive vice president for Economic Policy and head of the Spanish Treasury of the Ministry of Economy of the Spanish government. She also served on the boards of the Bank of Spain and the Spanish National Securities Market Commission. A former board member at the Instituto de Crédito Oficial and other entities on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Economy. She served as non-executive director of Banesto and executive chairman of the Company for the Management of Assets Proceeding from Restructuring of the Banking System (SAREB).

General Secretary and Secretary of the Board

Born in 1968 in Valladolid, Spain.

Joined the board of directors in 2003.

Graduate with a joint degree in Business Administration and Law from the E-3 programme at ICADE, and state attorney.

Other significant positions: Mr Pérez was the deputy head of Legal Services of the Spanish National Securities Market (CNMV), cabinet director for the Deputy Vice President for Economic Affairs and Minister of Economy (Spanish government), general secretary and board secretary of Banco Español de Crédito, S.A., deputy general secretary, board secretary and head of Legal Affairs at the Santander Group and under-secretary for the Presidency of the Spanish Government and chairman of the Committee for Public Administration Reform (CORA).

He served as chairman of The Official Agency of the Official State Gazette and he also served on the boards of Patrimonio Nacional, Sociedad Estatal de las Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), Holding Olímpico, S.A., Autoestradas de Galicia, S.A. and Sociedad Estatal para la Introducción del Euro, S.A.