Ana Patricia Botín
Spanish businesswoman, banker, chairwoman of grupo santander
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| Intro | Spanish businesswoman, banker, chairwoman of grupo santander | ||||
| A.K.A. | Ana Patricia Botin | ||||
| A.K.A. | Ana Patricia Botin | ||||
| Places | Spain | ||||
| is | Financial professional Businessperson Economist Banker | ||||
| Work field | Business Finance | ||||
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| Birth | 4 October 1960, Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||||
| Age | 64 years | ||||
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Biography
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, 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. In 2009, she was ranked 45th. In February 2013, she was ranked the third most powerful woman in the UK by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4. In 2016, she was ranked the 10th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes and in 2017 she rose to the Number 9 spot.
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 was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot. She studied economics at Bryn Mawr College.
Career
Botín worked at JP Morgan in the US for eight years. In 1988, she returned 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.
In 2013, she was appointed a director of the Coca-Cola Company.
In September 2014, she was appointed chair of the Santander Group. She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role.
Personal life
In 1983, she married fellow banker Guillermo Morenés Mariátegui, son of the Marquis of Borghetto, a wealthy landowner. 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. They also own a house in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad.
In December 2015, it was announced she would be made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the British financial sector.
That same year, Botín was presented with the first Award for Responsible Capitalism. The award ceremony was held at Lancaster House in London, and presented by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.