Ana Patricia Botín

Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea

Ana Patricia Botín during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos
Born Ana Patricia Botín O'Shea
(1960-10-04) 4 October 1960
Santander, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Alma mater Bryn Mawr College
Harvard Business School
Occupation Executive Chairman, Santander Group
Salary €6,861,000 (total compensation, 2014)[1]
Net worth US$135 million (2015)[2]
Spouse(s) Guillermo Morenés Mariátegui
Children Felipe Morenés Botín, Javier Morenés Botín, Pablo Morenés Botín
Parent(s) Emilio Botín
Paloma O'Shea
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Botín-Sanz de Sautuola and the second or maternal family name is O'Shea.

Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea, DBE (born 4 October 1960) is a Spanish banker. On 10 September 2014 she was appointed executive chairman of Santander Group,[3] the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role. Prior to this she was CEO of Santander UK, a role she held from December 2010.

In 2005, Botín was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 99th most powerful woman in the world.[4] In 2009, she was ranked 45th.[5] In February 2013, she was ranked the third most powerful woman in the UK by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.[6]

Early life

Botín is the daughter of Spanish banker Emilio Botín, who was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander, and Paloma O'Shea. She studied economics at Bryn Mawr College.

Career

She worked for eight years at JP Morgan in the US. In 1988, she came back to Spain and began working for the Santander Group. In 2002 she became the executive chairman of the Spanish bank, Banesto.

In November 2010, Botín succeeded António Horta Osório as chief executive of Santander UK.[7]

In 2013, she was appointed a director of the Coca-Cola Company.[8]

In September 2014, she was appointed chair of the Santander Group.[9] She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role.[10]

Personal life

In 1983, she married fellow banker Guillermo Morenés Mariátegui, son of the Marquis of Borghetto, a wealthy landowner.[11] They have three children: Felipe Morenés Botín, Javier Morenés Botín, and Pablo Morenés Botín.

In 2010, her husband bought a six-bedroom home in Belgravia, London.[12] They also own a house in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad.[11]

In December 2015, it was announced she would be made an honorary Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to the British financial sector.[13]

In 2015 Ana Botín was presented with the FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism.[14][15] The award ceremony was held at Lancaster House in London, and presented by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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