Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria BBVA
About
BBVA is a Spanish bank with large operations in Mexico, Turkey and South America, and a strong digital banking focus.
What tends to move the stock
Its Mexican unit provides much of the profit, so peso moves and Mexican rates matter alongside European rate policy.
Revenue per employee
127,174 employees as of 2025/FY (+1.0% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid Postgraduate studies in Management Programmes at IESE, Harvard and IMD Professional background: 1977 – 1987 External auditor 1987 Partner at Ernst & Young 1989 – 2004 Managing Partner of the Banking Group at Ernst & Young 2001 – 2004 General Managing Partner for Audit and Advisory Services at Ernst & Young Spain 2008 – 2013 Managing Director of the Audit and Advisory practices at Ernst & Young Italy and Portugal 2004 – 2014 Chair at Ernst & Young Spain Other positions: He has been member of the Official Registry of Auditors (ROAC); of the Registry of Economic Auditors (REA); of the Governing Board of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts; of the Empresa y Sociedad Foundation; of the Spanish Institute of Chartered Accountants; of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors; and of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (the ICAEW). He was appointed director of BBVA on 13 March 2015 and Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors on 29 April 2019.
Graduate of Mechanical Engineering from IST (Instituto Superior Técnico — School of Engineering and Technology), Portugal Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering-Systems from IST, Portugal Master’s degree (MBA) from the Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal Professional background: 1987 – 1990 Lecturer and researcher in Control Systems at the Instituto Técnico Superior of the Technical University of Lisbon Lecturer and researcher in Computer Science at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon 1990 – 2017 McKinsey & Company Partner since 1995 – European practice of Financial Services Director since 2000 – Global practice of Financial Services Other managerial responsibilities: Managing Partner for Spain and Portugal (2005 – 2011) Managing Partner of the Global Risk practice (2013 – 2016) Member of the Global Shareholders Council (2005 – 2011) Member of the Partner Election and Evaluation Committees (2001–2017) Member of the Remuneration Committee (2005 – 2013) Chair of the Global Learning Board (2006 – 2011) Chair of the Editorial Board of “McKinsey on Risk” (2014 – 2017) Other positions: Since 2017 José de Mello Saúde (member of the Board of Directors) Since 2019 José de Mello Capital (member of the Board of Directors) Since 2020 CTT – Correios de Portugal (independent Chair of the Board of Directors) He was appointed director of BBVA on 13 March 2020 and Lead Director on 28 April 2022.
Telecommunications Engineer by the ETSIT (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Commercial Technician and State Economist (Técnico Comercial y Economista del Estado) Professional background: 1979-1984 Ministry of Commerce. General Manager of Imports, Subdelegation of Commerce and Spanish Institute of Foreign Commerce (ICEX) 1984-1987 Commercial Attaché in the Spanish Commercial Office in New York 1987-1996 General Manager and Chief Executive Officer in Renta 4 and in its investment fund manager 1996-1999 General Manager of Treasury and Financial Policy, director of the Bank of Spain and of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission. Spanish representative in the Monetary Committee of the European Union and Director of the Spanish Net Equity Stakes (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Patrimoniales) 1999-2000 General Manager of Banking Supervision at the Bank of Spain 2000-2006 Governor of the Bank of Spain and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank 2003-2006 Chair of the Basel Banking Supervisory Committee 2006-2009 Head of Monetary, Capital Markets Department and Financial Counselor and General Manager at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2009-2017 General Manager of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Other positions: 2004-2009 Member of the International Advisory Committee of the CBRC (China Banking Regulatory Commission) 2003-2017 Member of the Financial Stability Board (previously, Financial Stability Forum) 2013-2017 Member of the Group of Trustees of the Principles for Stable Capital Flows and Fair Debt Restructuring Since 2003 Member of the Group of 30 (G-30) Since 2011 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute España Foundation Since 2019 Chair of the Foundation Board of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB) Since 2019 Member of the International Advisory Committee of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) He was appointed director of BBVA on 16 March 2018.
Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Associate Professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and Chair of the Board of Trustees at the ISEAK Foundation. Her career has been linked mainly to the World Bank, where, after holding several technical and management positions in East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, she has held several leadership positions, including Senior Director of Global Poverty & Equity (2014–2016) and Deputy Chief Economist (2016–2017). She holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics, magna cum laude, from Wellesley College (USA), an MA and PhD in Economics from Harvard University (USA), and a Certificate in Human Rights from the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).
Graduate in Medicine from Universidad de Alcala de Henares - Madrid Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital La Paz - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Master in Business and Management, Ashridge Management School – United Kingdom Professional background: Abbott Laboratories 1989 – 1994 Medical Director – Madrid, Spain 1994 – 1996 International Medical Director – Illinois, EEUU Rhône-Poulenc 1996 – 1999 Director of Oncology– Madrid, Spain Aventis Pharma 1999 – 2000 Director of Oncology, Central Nervous System and Insulin– Madrid, Spain 2000 – 2002 Global President of Oncology– New Jersey, EEUU 2002 – 2004 General Manager – Madrid, Spain Sanofi Aventis 2004 – 2006 General Manager – Barcelona, Spain 2006 – 2011 President of Commercial Operations for Europe and Canada – Paris, France Merck – Frankfurt, Germany 2011 – 2013 Chief Operating Officer of Merck Serono 2013 – 2015 President & CEO of Merck Serono 2015 – 2020 Member of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck Healthcare 2020 – 2021 Vice Chair of the Executive Board and Deputy CEO of Merck Group May 2021 Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck Group Other positions: 2006 – 2011 Member of the Board at Sanofi Pasteur-MSD 2009 – 2011 Member of the Board of Directors at Zentiva N.V. Since 2011 Chair of the International Senior Executive Committee (ISEC) of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) Since 2014 Member of the Board of Directors at L’Oréal She was appointed director of BBVA on 16 March 2012.
Sonia Dula has been appointed to the board as non-executive director with effect from AGM 2023 held on 17th March 2023. B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, Harvard University, U.S.A. and MBA in Finance from Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA. Professional career: 1982-1984 Analyst at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). 1986-1995 Goldman Sachs Group Executive Director, Investment Banking (1986-1992) Vice President of Capital Markets for Latin America (1992-1995) 1996-1999 CEO of Telemundo Studios Mexico 1999-2000 Co-founder and CEO of Internet Group of Brazil 2000-2001 Co-founder and CEO of Obsidiana 2002-2006 CEO of Grupo Latino de Radio 2007-2018 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Latin America (2007-2010) Head of Latin America Private Banking (2010-2013) Vice Chair of Global Corporate and Investment Banking for Latin America (2013-2018) Latin America (2013-2018)
Enrique Nardiz has been appointed to the board as non-executive director with effect from AGM 2024.
Holds degrees in Law and Philosophy and Education Sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and a PhD in Philosophy Extraordinary Bachelor of Philosophy Award and Extraordinary PhD Award Professional background: 1982-1987 Researcher at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she taught classes in Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge. 1992-1993 Became an Attorney for the State and practised law at the Spanish Ministry of Public Administration. 1993-2001 Held various positions in Public Administration in Spain: Director of the Cabinet of the Assistant Secretary of Public Administration; Director of the Cabinet of the Assistant Secretary of Education; General Director of Administrative Organization, Personnel and IT (Ministry of Public Administration); General Director of the Sociedad Estatal de Participations Patrimoniales (SEPPA) within the Ministry of Economy and Finance; and Technical Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 2001-2016 Secretary of the Board of Directors and Director of Legal Services at Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España. Other positions: She has been a director at several companies, including RENFE, GIF (Gerencia de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias — Railway Infrastructure Administrator, now ADIF), the ICO (Instituto de Crédito Oficial — Official Credit Institution), INISAS Compamia de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A., Aldeasa, Almacenaje y Distribucion and Banco Hipotecario. Since 2022, she is an independent director at ACS. She was appointed as a BBVA director on 14 March 2014.
Cristina Halcon has been appointed to the board as non-executive director with effect from AGM 2024.
Bachelor’s in science, Computer Science, at the Programming Centre of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in Belgium Professional background: 1985 – 1988 Programmer at the Belgian air forces Levi Strauss 1988 – 1989 IT analyst (Belgium) 1990 – 1993 Head of IT Resources (Switzerland) 1994 – 1998 Vice president and Chief of Architecture (USA) 1998 – 1999 Vice president of Information of the Youth Category (USA) Dell 1999 – 2004 Vice president of Technology and Chief Information Officer, in the EMEA region (United Kingdom) Standard Chartered Bank 2004 – 2015 Director, Chief Information Officer, Group Head of Technology and Banking Operations (Singapore) Other positions: 2006 – 2009 non-executive director at Cambridge Solutions (India) 2008 – 2011 non-executive director at Monitise (United Kingdom) Since 2017 Advisor to the internal consultation board at Abdul Latif Jameel (Saudi Arabia) Since 2022 CEO of Vestraco, S.a.r.L. He was appointed director of BBVA on 16 March 2018.
Master's degree in Literature and History from the University of Copenhagen. Professional career: 1984 - 1990 Member of the Danish Parliament 1990 - 1994 Journalist at Berlingske Tidende in Denmark 1994 - 1998 Director of DR Radio News 1998 - 2004 Presenter at Deadline TV DR2, Denmark 2004 - 2009 Minister for the Environment and Minister for Climate and Energy (Denmark) 2005 - 2007 Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Denmark) 2005 - 2009 Member of the Danish Parliament 2010 - 2014 European Commissioner for Climate Action, European Commission 2015 - 2016 Chair of the Danish Public Service Forum. Other occupations: Since 2015 Chair of the Board of Trustees of the KR Foundation. Since 2015 Chair of CONCITO Since 2015 Member of the Board of Trustees of the European Climate Foundation Since 2015 Chair of the OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development Roundtable on Sustainable Development Since 2016 Member of the Volkswagen Sustainability Advisory Board Since 2016 Independent director of Danfoss A/S 2016 - 2022 Member of the Supervisory Board of Nordex SE Since 2017 Chairwoman of the Board of Aarhus University Since 2019 Chair of the European Commission's Mission on Climate Change Adaptation, including Social Change. Climate Change, including Social Change From 2020 Non-Executive Director of Cadeler A/S From 2021 Member of the Climate and Environment Advisory Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB). European Investment Bank (EIB) Since 2022 Advisor to the Board of Gazelle Wind Power Limited Appointed to the Board on 18 March 2022
Bachelor of Economics and postgraduate studies in Business Administration at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Professional background: 1973-2019 Grupo Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (Femsa) General Manager of Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma, Manager of Coca Cola Femsa and General Manager of Femsa Other positions: Since 2017 Independent director at Sukarne, S.A. de C.V. Since 2019 Independent director at Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. Since 2022 Independent director at CYDSA Corporativo, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Salazar actively participates in various educational institutions and social and business organisations and forums. Of particular note is his experience as professor of economics for more than 40 years at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, where he is, at present, Chair of the Business Schools. He has also been Chair of Mexico's Business Coordinating Council (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial de México). He is a non-executive director at Grupo Financiero BBVA México, S.A. de C.V., and BBVA México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA México, among other companies of the BBVA Group. He was appointed director of BBVA on 13 March 2020.
Bachelor in Science, Electrical Engineering from the University of Boaziçi (Turkey) MSIA/MBA at the Carnegie Mellon University (USA) Professional background: 1997 – 1999 Senior Financial Controller, Information Technology Services at American Airlines 1999 – 2004 Consultant / manager at McKinsey & Company 2004 – 2009 Partner at McKinsey & Company 2009 – 2012 Senior partner and manager of the Turkish office at McKinsey & Company 2012 – 2015 Executive Vice President responsible for Retail, Private Banking and Payment Systems at Garanti BBVA 2015 – 2017 Deputy CEO at Garanti BBVA 2017 – 2018 President and CEO at BBVA USA and BBVA’s Country Manager in the USA He is a non-executive director of BBVA México, S.A. Institution de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Mexico and of Grupo Financiero BBVA México, S.A. de C.V. He was appointed director and CEO (Consejero Delegado) of BBVA on 20 December 2018
Degree in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Master’s in management (MS) from the MIT Sloan School of Management Degree in Law from the UNED (Spanish National University of Distance Education) Professional career: 1990 - 2002 McKinsey & Company (appointed partner in 1997) 2002 - 2007 Director of Corporate Development and member of the Management Committee of Endesa. Management Committee of Endesa 2007 Chief Financial Officer of Endesa 2008 - 2014 Member of the Management Committee of BBVA. Director of Corporate Development Development and Strategy 2014 - 2015 Member of the BBVA Management Committee. Director of the Global Digital Banking of Digital Banking 2015 - 2018 Chief Executive Officer of BBVA Non-executive director of BBVA México, S.A. Institution de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA México and Grupo Financiero BBVA Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and Chairman of the Board of C.V. and Chairman of the BBVA Foundation. He was appointed BBVA director on 4 May 2015 and Chairman of the Board of Directors on 20 December 2015. Chairman of the Board of Directors on 20 December 2018.
Domingo Armengol Calvo, Company secretary
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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