Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea (born 4 October 1960) is a Spanish banker who has been the executive chairman ofSantander Group since 2014.[1][2]
She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold the role. Prior to this, she was chief executive officer (CEO) ofSantander UK, a role she held from December 2010 until her assumption of the chairmanship.
In February 2013, Botín was ranked the third most powerful woman in the UK byWoman's Hour onBBC Radio 4.[3] In 2017, 2019, and 2020,Forbes ranked her the 8thmost powerful woman in the world.[4]Forbes ranked her 18th in the list of "World's 100 most powerful women" in 2023.[5]
She was ranked 19th onFortune's list of 100 Most Powerful Women in 2023.[6]
Botín worked atJP Morgan in the US from 1981 to 1988.[11] 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.[12] In 2002, she became the executive chairman of the Spanish bank,Banesto. In November 2010, Botín succeededAntónio Horta Osório as chief executive of Santander UK.[13]
In September 2014, Botín was appointed chair of theSantander Group.[15] She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role.[16] Since taking charge she has brought in more international board members, embraced technology and strengthened the US and Latin America management teams.[17]
In February 2025, Santander reported that Botín earned €13.77 million in 2024—up 13%—comprising €7.94 million in cash, €3.96 million in equity, €1.34 million in pension contributions, and €0.54 million in other benefits.[18]
In 1983, Botín married fellow banker Guillermo Morenés y Mariátegui, son of the9th Marquess of Borghetto, a wealthy landowner.[36] They have three sons.[37]
The family owns a large estate inCiudad Real, south of Madrid.[38] In 2010, Morenés y Mariátegui bought a six-bedroom home inBelgravia, London.[39] They also own a house in the Swiss ski resort ofGstaad.[36]
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^Pérez, María Jesús (15 September 2014)."Ana Botín, la discreta sombra de su padre" [Ana Botín, the discreet shadow of her father].ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved20 June 2018.
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