Company: BBVXF
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000842180-25-000010
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Company: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
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 through its Secretary, engage external advisory services for relevant issues when it considers that these cannot be provided by experts or technical staff within the Group on grounds of specialization or independence. Furthermore, the Committee may solicit personal cooperation and reports from any employee or member of the Senior Management if deemed necessary in order to comply with its functions in relevant matters. 
The Committee will meet whenever it is convened by its Chair, who is empowered to call the Committee meetings and to set their agendas. The Committee will endeavor to establish an annual calendar of meetings, considering the amount of time to be devoted to its different tasks. During 2024, the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee met four (4) times.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee, in accordance with the Board of Directors Regulations, assists the Board of Directors in remuneration matters within its remit and, in particular, those relating to the remuneration of directors, senior managers and those employees whose professional activities have a significant impact on the Group’s risk profile. 
Under the Board of Directors Regulations, the Committee will be composed of a minimum of three directors appointed by the Board of Directors. All the members must be non-executive directors, with a majority of independent directors, including the Chair.
As of the date of this Annual Report, the Remuneration Committee is composed of four independent directors, including its Chair, and one external director, who are the following: 

Position (type of directorship)        Name                                      
Chair (Independent)                    Mrs. Ana Leonor Revenga Shanklin          
Member (Independent)                   Mrs. Lourdes Máiz Carro                   
Member (Independent)                   Mrs. Ana Cristina Peralta Moreno          
Member (External)                      Mr. Carlos Salazar Lomelín                
Member (Independent)                   Mr. Jan Paul Marie Francis Verplancke     
In accordance with the Regulations of the Remuneration Committee, the scope of the functions of the Remuneration Committee is as follows:
•Propose to the Board of Directors, for submission to the general shareholders’ meeting, the remuneration policy for directors, and also submit its corresponding report, all in accordance with the terms established by applicable regulations at any given time.
•Determine the remuneration of non-executive directors, as provided for in the remuneration policy for directors, submitting the corresponding proposals to the Board.
•Determine the extent and amount of the individual remunerations, rights and other economic rewards, as well as the remaining contractual conditions for executive