Ana Botín

Executive Chairman Botín has led Banco Santander to record-high financial results in recent months, driven by strong growth in lending and deposits, as well as a reduction in costs. The bank generated a record $99.2 billion in revenue last year. It also posted record profits of $10 billion in the first half of 2023, and added 9 million customers year over year. Santander is also strengthening its presence in international markets: In March, it announced that its Mexico arm would launch a digital bank within a year, and in September, it created two new global businesses for the retail and consumer areas. Botín, the bank's executive chair since 2014 and a director at the Coca-Cola Company, has also continued to focus on Santander's sustainability and equality initiatives. Since 2019, the bank has raised or facilitated $36 billion in green finance. Forty percent of Santander’s board of directors are women, and it aims for women to hold 35% of senior management posts by 2025.