Banco Santander SAN

Luis Isasi Fernandez de Bobadilla, Education: Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Sevilla and MBA from Columbia Business School. Experience: Mr. Isasi began his career at Abengoa, before holding various executive positions at J.P. Morgan in New York and First National Bank of Chicago in London. In 1987 he joined Morgan Stanley, where he was managing director of investment banking for Europe and Chair and Country Head for Spain (1997-2020) and senior advisor (2020-2023). He has also been director of Madrilena Red de Gas, S.A. and Sociedad Rectora de la Bolsa de Madrid, S.A., as well as an independent director of Grifols, S.A. Other positions of note: Mr Isasi is the nonexecutive (independent) Chair of the board of directors of Logista Integral, S.A. (LOGISTA) and senior advisor to I Squared Capital Advisors (UK) LLP. Positions in other Group companies: Mr. Isasi is non-executive Chair of the board of the Santander Espana business unit.

Hector Checa, Degree in Finance from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City). Mr Grisi joined the Group in 2015 as Executive Chair and CEO of Santander Mexico and Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico. In 2019, he was named Regional Head for North America. Before joining Santander he worked in Mexico and the US. Mr Grisi spent 18 years in several leadership roles at Credit Suisse, including Head of investment banking for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and Chair and CEO of Credit Suisse Mexico. He also held several roles in corporate and investment banking at Grupo Financiero Inverméxico and at Casa de Bolsa Inverlat. From 2011 to 2014, Mr Grisi was Vice Chair of Asociación de Bancos de México (Bank Association of Mexico). Mr Grisi is a non-executive director of Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and PagoNxt, S.L.

Pamela Walkden, Education: Master’s degree in economics from Cambridge University. Experience: Mrs. Walkden has served in a number of senior management positions at Standard Chartered Bank, including as Group Head of Human Resources, Chief Risk Officer, Group Treasurer, Group Head of Asset and Liability Management and Regional Markets, Group Head of Internal Audit, Group Head of Corporate Affairs, and Group Manager of Investor Relations. In addition, she served as an independent member of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority Regulatory Reform Panel, as member of the European Banking Authority Stakeholder Group, and was a lay member of the Welfare and Ethics Committee of the Royal Veterinary College. Other positions of note: Mrs. Walkden is a member of the advisory board of JD Haspel Ltd. Positions in other Group companies: Mrs. Walkden is a non-executive director of Santander UK plc and Santander UK Group Holdings plc

German de la Fuente Escamilla, Degree in Economics and Business Administration with a diploma in auditing from the Complutense University of Madrid. Experience: Mr. de la Fuente has spent his professional career at Deloitte, where he has been Head of the audit business for the financial services industry (2002–2007), managing partner of Audit & Assurance (2007-2021) in Spain, and Chair and CEO of Deloitte, S.L. (2017-2022). He was also a member of the global board of directors of the firm from 2012 to 2016 and of the global audit and risk services committee until June 2021. He has been involved in auditing major Spanish financial groups and in multiple consulting and advisory projects.

Sol Daurella Comadran, Education: Degree in Business and MBA from ESADE. Experience: Ms. Daurella sat on the board of Circulo de Economía de Barcelona and was an independent director of Banco Sabadell, S.A., Ebro Foods, S.A. and Acciona, S.A. She was also honorary consul general of Iceland in Barcelona (1992-2021). Other positions of note: Ms. Daurella is Chair of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc, Executive Chair of Olive Partners, S.A., and holds several roles in Grupo Cobega companies. She is also Vice Chair of the board of trustees of the FERO Oncology Research Foundation and a board member of Instituto de la Empresa Familiar.

Homaira Akbari, Education: PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from Tufts University of Massachusetts and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Experience: Ms. Akbari was a non-executive director of Gemalto N.V. and Veolia Environnement S.A. She was Chair and CEO of SkyBitz, Inc., managing director of TruePosition, Inc., and a non-executive director of Covisint Corporation and US Pack Logistics, LLC. She also held various roles at Microsoft Corporation and Thales Group. She was non-executive Chair of WorkFusion, Inc., an independent director of Temenos AG and a member of the security advisory board of Telefónica Soluciones de Criptografía, S.A.U. Other positions of note: Ms. Akbari is CEO of Acknowledge Partners, LLC, a global consultancy firm on the Internet of Things, cybersecurity and AI. She is an independent director of Landstar System, Inc. and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., and a member of the technology advisory board of Telefónica innovation Digital, S.L. She is also a trustee of the French Institute Alliance Française. Positions in other Group companies: Ms. Akbari is a non-executive director of PagoNxt, S.L

Gina Diez Barroso Azcarraga, Education: Degree in Design from Centro de Diseno of Mexico City. Experience: Ms. Diez Barroso was an independent director of Banco Santander México and other Grupo Santander companies in Mexico until 2020. She founded and was non-executive Chair of Grupo Diarq, S.A. de C.V. and member of the board of directors of Dalia Women, S.A.P.I de C.V. (Dalia Empower), Americas Society and Council of the Americas, Laurel Strategies and Qualitas of Life Foundation. She was also a founder and a trustee of the Pro-Education Centro and Diarq foundations. Other positions of note: Ms. Diez Barroso is the founder and non-executive Chair of Centro de Diseno y Comunicacion, S.C. (Universidad Centro). She is also an independent director of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) and of Grupo Axo, S.A.P.I. de C.V, a member of Comite de 200 (C200) and represents Mexico at the W20, the G20 women's initiative to promote gender diversity. Positions in other Group companies: Ms. Diez Barroso is a non-executive director of Universia Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Antonio Francesco Weiss, Education: Degree in Comparative Literature from Yale University and MBA from Harvard University. Experience: Mr. Weiss was Counselor to the Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury (2015-2017), where he led the Department of Domestic Finance, working on matters related to financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation and economic growth, and senior advisor to the investment company JAB Holdings (2018-2025). He previously held several senior management positions at Lazard, including Global Head of Investment Banking, Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Vice Chair of European Investment Banking. Other positions of note: Mr. Weiss is a founder and partner of investment firm SSW Partners LP. He is a research fellow of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a trustee of several nonprofit, economic policy organizations, including the Volcker Alliance, the Citizens Budget Commission and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is nonexecutive director of Societe Familiale d'Investissements, S.A. and associate of AFWCo LP. He is a director and former publisher of The Paris Review.

Javier Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y O’Shea, 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 the equities division of M&B Capital Advisers, S.V., S.A. (2000-2008). Previously, he had been a legal adviser within the International Legal department of Banco Santander (1998-1999). Other positions of note: In addition to the financial sector, Mr Botín works with several not-for-profit organizations. He has been Chair of the Botín Foundation since 2014 and is also a trustee of the Princess of Girona Foundation.

Jaime Perez Renovales, Education: Degree in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3) and State Attorney for Spain. Experience: Mr Pérez Renovales was director of the office of the second deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Economy, deputy secretary to the Spanish Prime Minister, Chair of the Spanish State Official Gazette and of the committee for Government Reform. Previously, he had been Vice General Counsel, vice secretary of the board and Head of Grupo Santander’s legal department, General Counsel and secretary of the board at Banesto, and deputy director of legal services at the CNMV. He is the Banco Santander representative on the board of trustees of the Princess of Asturias Foundation and is a member of the jury for its award for Social Sciences. He is Chair of the board of trustees of the Fundación Universitaria ComillasI.C.A.I., and professor of Constitutional Law in the Faculty of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE). Mr. Perez Renovales is the secretary of every board committee.