Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea (born 4 October 1960) is a Spanish banker who has been the executive chairman of

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since 2014. She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role. Prior to this she was chief executive officer (CEO) of

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, a role she held from December 2010 until her assumption of the chairmanship. In February 2013, she was ranked the third most powerful woman in the UK by ''

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'' on

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. In 2017, 2019, and 2020, ''

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'' ranked her the 8th most powerful woman in the world. Forbes ranked her 18th in the list of "World's 100 most powerful women" in 2023. She was ranked 19th on Fortune's list of 100 Most Powerful Women in 2023.

Early life and education

Botín was born on 4 October 1960 in Santander, Spain. She is the daughter of Spanish banker Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola García de los Ríos, who was the executive chairman of Spain's

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, and

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, 1st Marchioness of O'Shea. She received her high school education at

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. She studied

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Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College ( ; Welsh language, Welsh: ) is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a ...

Career

Botín worked at

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in the US from 1981 to 1988. In 1988, she returned to Spain and began working for the Santander Group. During that time, she was involved in the bank's 1997 acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Banco Osorno y La Union, the largest bank in Chile, for $495 million. In 2002, she became the executive chairman of the Spanish bank,

Banesto Banco Español de Crédito, S.A. (), “Spanish Credit Bank”) better known as Banesto, was a Spanish multinational financial services company. Prior to the Spanish Government's historical intervention in 1993, the first in the history of bank ...

. In November 2010, Botín succeeded António Horta Osório as chief executive of Santander UK. In 2013, Botín was appointed a director of

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. In September 2014, Botín was appointed chair of the

. She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role. Since taking charge she has brought in more international board members, embraced technology and strengthened the US and Latin America management teams.

Other activities

In 2015,

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of the United Kingdom named Botín to become a member of his business advisory board. In 2020, the

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's Managing Director

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appointed her to an external advisory group to provide input on policy challenges. In early 2021, she was appointed by the

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to the High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on financing the global commons for pandemic preparedness and response, co-chaired by

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and

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. Other positions include: * Mayor's Fund for London, Member of the

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(since 2012) *

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, Member of the Steering Committee * Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, Member of the Board of Trustees * Fundación Albéniz, Member of the Board of Trustees * Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo (Fundación CYD), Founder and President * Fundación Mujeres por África, Member of the Board of Trustees *

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(IFF), Chair-Elect *

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira (), also known as Altamira Museum (), is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria), S ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees

Recognition

First listed in 2005, Botín was ranked as the eighth most powerful woman in the world by ''

'' in 2018, 2019, and 2020. * 2015 –

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for services to the British financial sector * 2015 – FIRST Award for Responsible Capitalism

Personal life

In 1983, Botín married fellow banker Guillermo Morenés y Mariátegui, son of the 9th Marquess of Borghetto, a wealthy landowner. They have three children: Felipe Morenés Botín, Javier Morenés Botín, and Pablo Morenés Botín. The family owns a large estate in

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, south of Madrid.Patrick Jenkins (12 September 2014
A worldly scion of Spanish finance picks up the torch
''

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''. In 2010, Morenés y Mariátegui bought a six-bedroom home in

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, London. They also own a house in the Swiss ski resort of

Gstaad Gstaad ( , ) is a town in the German language, German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society ...

References

External links

Profile of Ana Patricia Botin - Santander.com
(in Spanish)
Ana Patricia Botín - Twitter
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