Rodrigo Echenique

Rodrigo Echeñique became a Director in March 2019. He has been part of the Santander Group Board of Directors since 1988. From 1973 to 1976 he held several positions in the Spanish Public Administration (General Secretary of the Post and Telecommunications Office, Technical Advisor in the Office of the Spanish Prime Minister and other positions in the Spanish Tax Authority offices in Pontevedra and Madrid). Mr. Echenique served as chief executive officer of Banco Santander, S.A. from 1988 to 1994. He served on the boards of several industrial and financial companies such as Ebro Azúcares y Alcoholes, S.A. and Industrias Agrícolas, S.A. and chaired the advisory board of Accenture, S.A. Mr Echenique was also a non-executive chairman of NH Hotels Group, S.A., Vocento, S.A., Vallehermoso, S.A. and Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A. He has also been non-executive chairman of Banco Popular Español, S.A. He currently is non-executive director at Inditex. Mr. Echeñique has a graduate degree in Law and State Attorney from Universidad Complutense in Madrid and serves as chairman of the board of trustees and the executive committee of the Banco Santander Foundation.