– SPAIN, Boadilla del Monte – Banco Santander S.A. (LSE:BNC), board of directors has agreed to appoint Ramiro Mato as Independent Director, following the proposal made by the Appointments Committee and after receiving regulatory approval. He will also join the Board´s executive committee, as well as the Audit and the Risk Supervision, Regulation and Compliance Committees. His appointment will be subject to ratification at the next annual general meeting of Santander’s shareholders.
Matías Rodríguez Inciarte and Isabel Tocino will leave the board of directors of Banco Santander to take on new roles. Matías Rodríguez Inciarte will become the Chairman of Santander Universities, replacing Rodrigo Echenique Gordillo, and Vice Chairman of Universia, reporting directly to Ana Botín. The Director of Santander Universities, Javier Roglá, will continue to have a double reporting line, as he has to date, both to the Chairman of Santander Universities and to the Group Executive Chairman, Ana Botín, for the development of strategic projects.
Once regulatory approval has been obtained, Isabel Tocino will become Vice Chairman of the Board of Santander Spain and Chairman of Banco Pastor, an entity that became part of the Santander Group as of 7th June 2017, as a result of the acquisition of Banco Popular.
As a result of these changes, Banco Santander’s board of directors will have 14 members, of which the majority (eight) are independent. The board of Santander is diverse in gender (more than a third are women), national origin (Spanish, British, American and Mexican) and has broad sector representation (finance, distribution, technology, infrastructure and academia).
Ana Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander, said: “Ramiro Mato’s membership of the board and its committees will add considerable value thanks to his broad finance and international banking management experience.” Ana Botin also thanked Matías Rodríguez Inciarte and Isabel Tocino for their contribution to the board. “In his extensive career, Matías has played an important role in the success story of the Bank. We will continue to draw on his expertise in Santander Universities, our flagship programme in helping communities prosper.” Ana Botín added “I am sure that Isabel’s strength and dedication will be crucial for all of Santander Spain, especially in her new role as Chairman of Banco Pastor, which has an extensive presence in Galicia.”
Ramiro Mato (Madrid, 1952), graduated in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid. He began working in banking in 1980 and, after carrying out several different roles in the public group Argentaria, joined BNP Paribas in 1993, where he has been serving as its highest ranking executive in Spain and Portugal for the last 20 years.
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