Company: BCDRF
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000891478-25-000054
Chunk: 278

Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 20-F
Chunk 278
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 origin/ international education, and age.

• We show each member's tenure .

The matrix discloses each board member's particular expertise and skills, some of which are further detailed in section 4.1 'Our directors' , and is a sign of our commitment to transparency.

We continuously review the suitability of skills and diversity to ensure a diverse board that can meet Banco Santander's strategy needs. The matrix enables us to pinpoint areas we need to strengthen in the succession and election of new board members.

Last, the 'Committees skills and diversity matrix ', which we also continuously update, shows the diverse composition of each committee and members' knowledge and expertise relevant to their committee's remit.

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

| Board skills and diversity matrix                       |     |                          |     |                                      |     |                          |     |                |     |                      |     |                |     |                 |     |              |     |              |     |                    |     |                     |     |                   |     |             |     |              |     |                |     |               |
|                                                         |     |                          |     | Ana Botín                            |     | Héctor Grisi             |     | Glenn Hutchins |     | José Antonio Álvarez |     | Homaira Akbari |     | Carlos Barrabés |     | Javier Botín |     | Sol Daurella |     | Henrique de Castro |     | Germán de la Fuente |     | Gina Díez Barroso |     | Luis Isasi  |     | Belén Romana |     | Pamela Walkden |     | Antonio Weiss |
| Executive Chair                                         |     | CEO                      |     | Vice Chair Lead Independent Director |     | Vice Chair Non-executive |     | Independent    |     | Independent          |     | Non-executive  |     | Independent     |     | Independent  |     | Independent  |     | Independent        |     | Non-executive       |     | Independent       |     | Independent |     | Independent  |     |                |     |               |
| SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE                                   |     |                          |     |                                      |     |                          |     |                |     |                      |     |                |     |                 |     |              |     |              |     |                    |     |