Ana Patricia Botín
| Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea | |
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| Born | Ana Patricia Botín O'Shea 4 October 1960 Santander, Spain |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College Harvard University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | CEO of Santander UK |
| Spouse | Guillermo Morenés Mariátegui |
| Children | Felipe Morenés Botín, Javier Morenés Botín, Pablo Morenés Botín |
| Relatives | Emilio Botín (father), Paloma O'Shea (mother) |
Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea, born in 1960 in Santander, is a Spanish businesswoman. Since December 2010 she has served as CEO of Santander UK,[1] the British banking subsidiary of the Santander Group. Botín was previously executive chairman of the Spanish bank, Banco Español de Crédito, having also worked for seven years at JP Morgan in the United States. In 1988, she came back to Spain and began working for the Santander Group. In November 2010, Ana Patricia became the successor of António Horta Osório as Chief Executive of Santander's UK Operation.
Botín studied Economics at Bryn Mawr College (U.S.A.) and went to graduate school at Harvard Business School (Harvard University), to earn her Master of Business Administration.
In 2005, Botín was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 99th most powerful woman in the world.[2] In 2009, she was ranked 45th.[3] She is the daughter of Spanish billionaire Emilio Botín who is the Executive Chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander and Paloma O'Shea, 1st Marquise of O'Shea, from whom she is expected to succeed in her title.
[edit] References
- ^ "Santander names new Head of UK Ops". wsj.com. 2010-11-03. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101103-715440.html.
- ^ "#99 Ana Patricia Botín". forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/11/L2WX.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. 2009-08-19. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/11/power-women-09_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_Rank_2.html.
[edit] External links
- Profile of Ana Patricia Botin - Santander.com
- Ana Patricia Botín named 2005 Businesswoman
- Ana Patricia Botín, the most reputed woman 2010 by MERCO in Spain
- Financial Times names Ana Patricia Botín the most powerful woman in Europe
- Ana Patricia Botín promotes educational proyects for secondary degrees
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