Who we are
We are one of the leading banking groups in the Spanish financial system, founded in 1881 and on the IBEX 35. Operating in 14 countries, our commercial banks are located in Spain, the UK and Mexico.
From the outset, our aim as a bank has been to help people and companies to make their projects a reality by staying one step ahead and ensuring they make the best financial and economic decisions. We do this through responsible stewardship that is committed to the environment and to society.
Our business model focuses on customer service, digitalisation, strength of the balance sheet and geographical diversification, solvency, sustainability and long-term value creation for our shareholders, employees and society.
Our management model focuses on taking a long-term view of our customers, through constant efforts to promote their loyalty and by adopting an initiative-based, proactive approach. We offer a comprehensive range of products and services, competent, highly qualified personnel, an IT platform with ample capacity to support future growth, and a steady focus on quality and ongoing innovation.
Main figures
Sabadell in the world
Banco Sabadell
The group’s parent bank, with a significant presence throughout the Spanish territory and internationally, Banco Sabadell is the fourth-largest private bank in Spain, with a significant market penetration among companies and individuals.
Home - Banco Sabadell (bancsabadell.com)
TSB
TSB Banking Group PLC (TSB) has been part of the Banco Sabadell Group since 2015. It is a UK retail bank that combines the 200-year tradition of a British savings bank with the modernity of a franchise that offers full banking services to more than five million customers in the UK.
www.tsb.co.uk
Sabadell Mexico
The bank has been operating in Mexico for over 30 years, beginning in 1991 with a representative branch in Mexico City. In 2014, it began operations as a SOFOM – Multi-Purpose Financial Company – to grant loans to corporate banking clients. A year later, it obtained the licence to operate as a multi-purpose banking institution, and in 2016 it started corporate banking activities.Since then, it has been growing and expanding its portfolio of services to cover the financial needs of large corporations, companies and individuals in Mexico.
www.bancosabadell.mx
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
Chairman
Josep Oliu Creus
Non-executive Chairman (Other external director)
Chairman of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona
PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota (USA)
First appointed as director 29th March, 1990
Re-appointed as director 16th March, 1995, 13th April, 2000, 21st April, 2005, 25th March, 2010, 28th May, 2015 and 28th March, 2019 and 23rd March, 2023
Chairman since 23rd December, 1999
Other posts:
Chairman of Board of Trustees of Fundació Privada Banc Sabadell
Non-executive Chairman of Exea Empresarial, S.L.
Representative of Exea Empresarial as Chair in Puig, S.L.
Director of Puig Brands, S.A.
Member of FEDEA (Applied Economics Studies Foundation)
Trustee of Fundación Princesa de Asturias
Trustee of Fundación Princesa de Girona
See C.V.
Deputy Chairman
Pedro Fontana García
Deputy Chairman of the Board (Independent)
Chairman of the Credit Delegated Committee
Chairman of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Degree in Economics and Business Administration from ESADE, Barcelona.
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Harvard Business School, Boston, (U.S.)
Appointed as Director on 27th July, 2017
Re-appointed as director on 19th April, 2018 and 24th March, 2022
Other posts:
Independent director of Grupo INDUKERN
Independent director of PAX EQUITYCO, S.A
President of My Chef Ristorazione Commerciale, S.P.A.
Director of MdF Family Partners, S.A.
See C.V.
Chief Executive Officer
César González-Bueno Mayer
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Member of the Credit Delegated Committee
Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee (Member on strategy matters only)
Dual Degree in Law and Business Administration from ICADE, Madrid, Spain
MBA from Yale School of Management, Yale University, USA
Appointed Chief Executive Officer on 17th December, 2020
Re-appointed as Executive director and Chief Executive Officer on 26th March, 2021, and 20th March, 2025
Other posts:
Chairman of Sabadell Consumer Finance, S.A.U.
Chairman of Banco Sabadell, S.A., I.B.M. (Mexico)
See C.V.
Directors
George Donald Johnston III
Lead Independent Director
Lead independent director
Chairman of the Risk Committee
Member of the of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Bachelor of Arts, Degree in Political Science from Middlebury College, Vermont (U.S.)
Master of Arts in International Economics and Latin American Studies from Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC (U.S.)
Appointed as Director on 25th May, 2017
Re-appointed as Director on 19th April, 2018 and 24th March, 2022
Other posts:
Independent Director of Acerinox, S.A.
Member of the Executive Committee and the Audit Committee of Acerinox, S.A.
Independent Director of Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A.
Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee and Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Merlin Properties, SOCIMI, S.A
See C.V.
Aurora Catá Sala
Independent Director
Independent director
Member of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Industrial engineer (major in Industrial Organisation) from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
MBA from IESE, Barcelona
Senior Management Programme (PADE) from IESE, Barcelona
Appointed as director on 29th January, 2015
Re-appointed as director on 28th May, 2015, 28th March, 2019 and 23rd March, 2023
Other posts:
Independent Director of Repsol, S.A.
Member of the Executive Committee of IESE alumni
Trustee of Fundación Cellnex
Trustee of Fundación Cidob
See C.V.
Ana Colonques García-Planas
Independent Director
Independent Director
Member of the Audit and Control Committee
Member of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Degree in Business Management and Administration
Master in Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE
Appointed as director on 10th April, 2024
Other posts:
Head of the Finance Department and Director of Porcelanosa, S.A.
Independent Director of Iberdrola, S.A.
Member of the Appointments Committee of Iberdrola, S.A.
Member of the Board of the Valencia regional chapter of Asociación Española de Directivos
See C.V.
Lluís Deulofeu Fuguet
Independent Director
Independent Director
Member of the Credit Delegated Committee
Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona
Finances for Executives from ESADE, Barcelona
General Management Program from IESE Business School, Barcelona
Appointed as Director on 28th July, 2021
Re-appointed as Director on 24th March, 2022
Other posts:
President of The Cellnex Foundation
See C.V.
María José García Beato
Other external director
Other External Director
Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Member of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Spanish State Attorney
Appointed as Director on 24th May, 2018
Re-appointed as Director on 28st March, 2019 and 23rd March, 2023
General Secretary since 2008 to 2021
Other posts:
Independent Director of Iberpapel Gestión, S.A.
Independent Director of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.
Independent Director of EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Trustee of Fundación Banco Sabadell
Trustee of Fundación de la Asociación Española de Banca
Trustee of Fundación ACS
See C.V.
Mireia Giné Torrens
Independent Director
Independent director
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Credit Delegated Committee
Ph.D. Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
M.Sc. Economics (Cum Laude), Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
B.A. Economics, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
Appointed as director on 26th March, 2020
Re-appointed as director on 10th April, 2024
Other posts:
Propietary Director of Sabadell Consumer Finance, S.A.U.
Director of International Initiatives, Wharton Research Data Services, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Professor and Director of Finance Department, IESE Business School, Barcelona
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI, Brussels), Research Member
World Economic Forum, Expert Network – Corporate Governance
Member of Center for Economic Policy
Ver C.V.
María Gloria Hernández García
Independent Director
Independent director
BA Degree in Economics, Economic Theory, from Complutense University of Madrid
Deputy Commercial Technician and Commercial Technician and State Economist
Appointed as director on 20th March, 2025
Other posts:
Independent Director of Nortegas Energía Grupo, S.L.
Independent Director of Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A.
Ver C.V.
David Martínez Guzmán
Non-executive Director (1)
Proprietary director
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, Boston (U.S.)
Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy
Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
First appointed as director 27th March, 2014
Re-appointed as director on 19th April, 2018 and 24th March, 2022
Other posts:
Director of Alfa, S.A.B.
Director of Vitro, S.A.B.
Director of Cemex, S.A.B.
Director of ICA Tenedora, S.A. de C.V.
See C.V.
Manuel Valls Morató
Independent Director
Independent director
Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Barcelona
Postgraduate in Business Administration from IESE, University of Navarra
Chartered Accountants
Member of the Official Register of Auditors in Spain (Registro Oficial de Auditores de Cuentas)
Appointed as director on 22nd September, 2016
Re-appointed as director on 30th March, 2017, 26th March, 2021, and 20th March, 2025
Other posts:
Lead Independent Director of Renta Corporación Real Estate, S.A.
Chairman of the Audit, Control and Risk Committee of Cobega, S.A.
Partner of PwC from 1988 to 2013
See C.V.
David Vegara Figueras
Director – Chief Risk Officer
Director – Chief Risk Officer
Degree in Economics and Business, General Economics (Applied Economics), from the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Master in Economics, major in Capital Markets, from London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK)
First appointed as director May 28th, 2015
Re-appointed as director on 28th March, 2019 and 23rd March, 2023
Other posts:
Independent Director of Amadeus IT Group, S.A.
Member (non-executive position) of the Advisory Board of Roca Junyent, S.L.P.
Member of Fundación Pasqual Maragall
President of Tertulias Hispano-Británicas Forum
See C.V.
Pedro Viñolas Serra
Independent Director
Independent Director
Member of the Credit Delegated Committee
Member of the Audit and Control Committee
Member of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Degree in Business Administration, University of Barcelona
Degree in Business Administration and MBA, ESADE
Diploma in Advanced Studies, major in Financial Economics, Complutense University of Madrid
Appointed as Director on 23th March, 2023
Other posts:
CEO and Deputy Chairman of Inmobiliaria Colonial and Member of its Executive Committee
Other posts in Colonial Group:
- Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL)
- Chairman of Utopicus Innovación Cultural S.L.
Independent Director of Blue Self Storage, S.L.
Director of the European Real Estate Association
Trustee of Fundación ESADE
See C.V.
Non-Director Secretary
Miquel Roca i Junyent
Secretary of the Board
Secretary of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Secretary of the Audit and Control Committee
Secretary of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee
Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona
Secretary (non-director) since 2000
Other posts:
Partner and Chairman of the Roca Junyent law firm
See C.V.
Non-Director Deputy-Secretary
Gonzalo Barettino Coloma
Deputy-secretary of the Board
Secretary of the Credit Delegated Committee
Secretary of the Remunerations Committee
Secretary of the Risk Committee
Degree in Law from the University of Oviedo
Secretary General since 2021
Other posts:
Director and SecretarY of the Board of Banco Sabadell, S.A., I.B.M, (Mexico)
Secretary of the Board of Sabadell Consumer Finance, S.A.U.
Secretary of the Trustee of Fundación Banco Sabadell
Trustee of Fundación Princesa de Asturias
See C.V.
Board Committees
Credit Delegated Committee
Chair
Pedro Fontana GarcíaMembers
Lluís Deulofeu FuguetMireya Giné Torrens César González-Bueno MayerPedro Viñolas SerraNon-Director Secretary
Gonzalo Barettino Coloma
Audit and Control Committee
Chair
Manuel Valls MoratóMembers
Ana Colonques García-PlanasPedro Viñolas SerraNon-Director Secretary
Miquel Roca i JunyentAppointments and Corporate Governance Committee
Chair
Pedro Fontana GarcíaMembers
Aurora Catá SalaAna Colonques García-Planas María José García Beato Pedro Viñolas SerraNon-Director Secretary
Miquel Roca i JunyentRemuneration Committee
Chair
Mireia Giné TorrensMembers
Ana Colonques García-PlanasNon-Director Secretary
Gonzalo Barettino ColomaRisk Committee
Chair
George Donald Johnston IIIMembers
Aurora Catá SalaManuel Valls MoratóNon-Director Secretary
Gonzalo Barettino ColomaStrategy and Sustainability Committee
Chair
Josep Oliu CreusMembers
Lluís Deulofeu FuguetPedro Fontana García María José García BeatoGeorge Donald Johnston IIICésar González-Bueno Mayer*Non-Director Secretary
Miquel Roca i Junyent
* Member on strategy matters only
Management team
Management Committee
Chief Executive Officer
César González-BuenoSecretary General
Gonzalo Barettino ColomaRisk & Regulation
David Vegara FiguerasFinancial
Sergio Palavecino TomeRetail Banking
Jorge Rodríguez MarotoBusiness Banking and Branches
Carlos Ventura SantamansCorporate Banking
Cristóbal Paredes CamuñasRisk
Carlos Paz RubioOperations and Technology
Elena Carrera CrespoPeople and Sustainability
Sonia Quibus RodríguezStrategy and Efficiency
Marc Prat Rojo