Ana Botín
Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea (born October 4, 1960 in Santander , Cantabria ) is a Spanish manager and chairwoman of the board of directors of Banco Santander . Until September 2014 she was CEO of Santander UK, the British branch of Banco Santander. According to a ranking by the business newspaper Financial Times Deutschland , she is considered the most influential manager in Europe, and in 2016 she was 10th on Forbes' list of most influential women .
Career
The eldest daughter of Emilio Botín , the chairman of Banco Santander, studied at Harvard Business School and Bryn Mawr College , USA. She gained her first leadership experience during her seven years at JPMorgan in the USA. She returned to Spain in 1988 and has worked in various management positions for the Santander banking group since 1989. From 1994 to 1999 she was Vice President of Bank Santander. She initiated the expansion of Banco Santander across Latin America. Until November 2010 she was President of Banesto, the Santander Group's retail bank, before taking over the management of Santander's UK business. After the death of her father, she was elected President of Banco Santander in 2014. Botín was invited to the Bilderberg Conference , a conference with influential people from business, media and politics.
family
Ana Botín is one of six children. Her father was Emilio Botín , president of Banco Santander. Her mother is Paloma O'Shea , a pianist to whom the Spanish king bestowed the title of "Marquesa" for her life's work. She is married to the banker Guillermo Morenes, with whom she has three children, and lives in Belgravia, London.
literature
- Ana Patricia Botín , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 05/2011 from February 1, 2011, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- The Most Powerful Women: # 99 Ana Patricia Botín . Forbes.com, November 2005; accessed on September 10, 2014
- CV on the bank's website (English, PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karin Finkenzeller, Leslie Crawford: Ranking: Ana Botín ranked 1 of the 25 top business women . ( Memento from March 31, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Financial Times Deutschland, October 14, 2005
- ^ Judy MacInnes, Elaine Hardcastle: UPDATE 1-Banesto chairman Ana Botin to run Santander UK arm . Reuters report, November 3, 2010
- ^ FAZ, January 14, 2015
- ↑ Charles Penty, Gavin Finch: Banking Queen Botin Plans UK IPO in Santander Succession Test . ( Memento of March 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Bloomberg Businessweek, March 21, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Botín, Ana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Botín, Ana Patricia; Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea, Ana Patricia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish bank manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santander |