Company: BCDRF
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000891478-25-000054
Chunk: 268

Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 20-F
Chunk 268
---
 the equities division of M&B Capital Advisers, S.V., S.A. (2000-2008). Previously, he had been a legal adviser within the International Legal department of Banco Santander (1998-1999).

Other positions of note : In addition to the financial sector, Mr Botín works with several not-for-profit organizations. He has been Chair of the Botín Foundation since 2014 and is also a trustee of the Princess of Girona Foundation.

Skills and competencies : Mr Botín brings international and managerial expertise to the board, particularly in finance and banking. He also brings a deep understanding of Grupo Santander, its operations and its strategy from his tenure as a non-executive director.

| SolDaurella Comadrán                 
 Non-executive director (independent) |

Board member since 2015.

Nationality : Spanish. Born in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

Education : Degree in Business and MBA from ESADE.

Experience : Ms Daurella sat on the board of Círculo de Economía de Barcelona and was an independent director of Banco Sabadell, S.A., Ebro Foods, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. She was also honorary consul general of Iceland in Barcelona (1992-2021).

Other positions of note : Ms Daurella is Chair of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, Executive Chair of Olive Partners, S.A., and holds several roles in Grupo Cobega companies. She is also Vice Chair of the board of trustees of the FERO Oncology Research Foundation and a board member of Instituto de la Empresa Familiar.

Membership of board committees : Nomination committee, remuneration committee, and responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee (Chair).

Skills and competencies : Ms Daurella brings to the board excellent strategy and high-level management skills from her international top-executive experience at listed and large privately-held entities, particularly distributors. She has vast experience of corporate governance as the former Chair of several boards and having served on several audit committees. As a trustee of various health, education and environmental foundations, she provides responsible business and sustainability insight to the board.

Annual report 2024 259

| Contents |     | Business model and strategy |     | Sustainability statement |     | Corporate governance |     | Economic and financial review |     | Riskmanagement and compliance |

| Henriquede Castro                    
 Non-executive director (independent) |

Board member since 2019.

Nationality : Portuguese. Born in 196