Company: BCDRF
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000891478-25-000054
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Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 20-F
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 Tour Operator Management from the School of Tourism of Aragón and Global Leadership and Public Policy for the XXI Century Program from Harvard Kennedy School.

Experience : Mr Barrabés sat on the board of Santander España and the advisory council of Vodafone. He was also director of the master’s degree in Strategic Design Lab at Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) and of the MBA at Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI) in Madrid, and a trustee of Fundación Ashoka Emprendedores Sociales.

Other positions of note : Mr Barrabés is the founder and Chair of Grupo Barrabés, which advises large corporates on digital transformation, innovation, new technologies, e-commerce and the Internet, and SMEs on innovation and using technology efficiently in business processes. He founded and sits on the advisory council of Escuela de Negocios del Pirineo (ESPENI); founded and sits on the management board of Épsilon Ecología, Asociación para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente; founded and is a trustee of Fundación Empieza por Educar; and is an adviser to Centro de Finanzas Sostenibles y Responsables de España (centre for sustainable and responsible finance, FINRESP).

Membership of board committees : Nomination committee, responsible banking, sustainability and culture committee, and innovation and technology committee.

Skills and competencies : With a lengthy track record as an entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer, he brings to the board extensive experience in Spain's digital and innovation areas, especially the integration of digital technology in socio-economic development, retail distribution, the promotion of talent and the benefits of digital transformation for people and institutions. His experience as founder and trustee of multiple non-profit organizations that focus on education, entrepreneurship and environmental protection enriches the board's expertise in responsible business and sustainability.

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

| JavierBotín-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea 
 Non-executive director                |

Board member since 2004.

Nationality : Spanish. Born in 1973 in Santander, Spain.

Education : Degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Experience : Mr Botín founded JB Capital Markets, S.V., S.A.U. in 2008 and has been its Executive Chair ever since. He was co-founder and executive director of