Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Chairman
Josep Oliu Creus
Born in Sabadell (Barcelona) in 1949
Chairman
Chairman of the Delegated 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
Chairman since 23rd December, 1999
Other posts:
Chairman of Sabadell Consumer Finance, S.A.U.
Non-executive Chairman of Exea Empresarial, S.L.
Representative of Exea Empresarial in Puig, S.L.
Member of FEDEA (Applied Economics Studies Foundation)
Trustee of Fundación Princesa de Asturias
Trustee of Fundación Princesa de Girona
See C.V.
Deputy Chairman
Javier Echenique Landiribar
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Pamplona in 1951
Vice-Chairman of the Board
Member of the Delegated Committee
Holds a degree in Economics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Basque Country
First appointed as director on 18th September, 2010
Last re-appointed as director on 28th May, 2015 and 28 th March, 2019
Other posts:
Director of Ence, Energía y Celulosa, S.A.
Director of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.
Director of ACS, Servicios, Comunicaciones y Energía, S.L.
Director of Telefónica, S.A.
Director of Telefónica Audiovisual Digital, S.L.
Director of Telefónica Móviles México, S.A. de C.V.
Trustee of Fundación Novia Salcedo
See C.V.
Chief Executive Officer
Jaime Guardiola Romojaro
Born in Barcelona in 1957
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Member of the Delegated Committee
Holds a degree in Business and an MBA from ESADE
Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona
Chief Executive Officer since 27th September, 2007
Re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 27th March, 2008, 26th March, 2013, and 19th April, 2018
Other posts:
Trustee of the ESADE Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors of the Círculo de Economía
See C.V.
Directors
Anthony Frank Elliott Ball
Lead Independent Director
Born in London (England) in 1955
Lead independent director
Member of the Appointments Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
MBA from Kingston Business School, Kingston University, London
Honorary Doctorate from the Kingston University Faculty of Business and Law
Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University, London
Fellow of the Royal Television Society
First appointed as director 30th March, 2017
Other posts:
Senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners LLC
Chairman of Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd
Chairman of Bité Group
owned by Providence Equity Partners LLC
Chairman of the Advisory Council of Portland Communications Ltd
See C.V.
Aurora Catá Sala
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Barcelona in 1964
Independent director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Appointments 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
First appointed as director on 29th January, 2015
Re-appointed as director on 28th May, 2015 and 28th March, 2019
Other posts:
Partner of Seeliger y Conde, S.L.
Director of Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A.
Member of the Executive Committee of IESE
Member of the Executive Committee of Barcelona Global
See C.V.
Pedro Fontana García
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Barcelona in 1952
Member of the Delegated Committee
Member of the Delegated Committee
Member of the Audit and Control 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
Other posts:
Independent director of Grupo INDUKERN
Independent director of PAX EQUITYCO, S.A.R.L.
See C.V.
María José García Beato
Executive Director
Born in Córdoba in 1965
Director-Secretary-General
Secretary (non-member) of the Delegated Committee
Secretary (non-member) of the Remuneration Committee
Secretary (non-member) of the Risks Committee
Spanish State Attorney
Appointed as Director on 24th May, 2018
Re-appointed as Director on 28st March, 2019
General Secretary since 2008
Other posts:
Independent Director of Red Eléctrica Corporación, S.A.
Trustee of Fundación Banco Sabadelll
Trustee of Fundación de la Asociación Española de Banca
Member of the Advisory Board of Fundación Cajasur
See C.V.
Mireia Giné Torrens
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Barcelona (Spain) in 1973
Independent non-executive Director
Member of the Audit and Control 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
Other posts:
Director of International Initiatives, Wharton Research Data Services, The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Associate Professor, Department of Finance, IESE Business School, Barcelon
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI, Brussels), Research Member
World Economic Forum, Expert Network – Corporate Governance
Trustee of Fundación Aula Escola Europea
See C.V.
George Donald Johnston
Independent non-executive Director
Born in 1955 in Bogota (Colombia)
Independent Director
President of the Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration 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 25 May, 2017
Re-appointed as director on 19th April, 2018
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 Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Merlin Properties,
SOCIMI, S.A.
See C.V.
David Martínez Guzmán
Non-executive Director (1)
Born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1957
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
Other posts:
Director of Alfa, S.A.B.
Director of Vitro, S.A.B.
Director of Cemex, S.A.B.
See C.V.
José Manuel Martínez Martínez
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Murcia in 1947
Independent director
Chairman of the Appointments Committee
He obtained a degree in Public Works Engineering from the Complutense
University of Madrid
He also holds a degree in Economics from the Complutense University of
Madrid
He graduated in Actuarial Science from the Complutense University of Madrid
First appointed as director 26th March, 2013
Re-appointed as director on 19th April, 2018
Other posts:
Honorary Chairman of MAPFRE
See C.V.
José Ramón Martínez Sufrategui
Independent non-executive Director
Born in Nalda (La Rioja) in 1951
Independent director
Member of the Audit and Control Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Holds a degree in Architecture (major in Urban Development) from the Madrid School of
Architecture
Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid
First appointed as director 18th September, 2010
Re-appointed as director 28th May, 2015 and 28th March, 2019
See C.V.
Alicia Reyes Revuelta
Independent non-executive Director
Born in 1972 in Cartagena, Spain
Independent Director
PhD in Quantitative Approaches and Financial Markets from ICADE, Madrid
Master’s Degree in Finance from ICADE, Madrid
Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Law, Economics and Business Administration
from ICADE, Madrid
Appointed Director on 24 September 2020
Other posts:
Visiting Professor at the Institute of Finance and Technology in the
Engineering Faculty of University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer for EMEA, Wells Fargo Securities International Ltd.
(2016 to 2020)
Independent Director, Wells Fargo Securities International Ltd. (2015 to
2016)
See C.V.
Manuel Valls Morató
Independent non-executive Director
Born in 1953 in Barcelona
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)
First appointed as director on 22nd September, 2016
Last re-appointed as director 30th March, 2017
Other posts:
Independent director of Renta Corporación Real Estate, S.A.
Chairman of the Audit Committe of Renta Corporación Real Estate, S.A.
Partner at PwC from 1988 until 2013
Head of the PwC Audit Division from 2006 until 2013
Chairman of PwC Auditores, S.L. from 2006 until 2011
See C.V.
David Vegara Figueras
Executive Director
Born in Barcelona in 1966
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
Other posts:
Director of Banco Sabadell, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple.
Director of SabCapital, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.R.
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations
See C.V.
Non-Director Secretary
Miquel Roca Junyent
Born in Cauderan (France) in 1940
Secretary of the Board
Secretary of the Appointments Committee
SSecretary of the Audit and Control 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.
Board Committees
Delegated Committee
Chairman
Josep Oliu CreusMembers
Jaime Guardiola Romojaro Javier Echenique Landiribar Pedro Fontana GarcíaNon-Member Secretary
María José García Beato
Audit and Control Committee
Chairman
Manuel Valls MoratóMembers
Pedro Fontana GarcíaMireia Giné Torrens José Ramón Martínez SufrateguiNon-Member Secretary
Miquel Roca i JunyentNon-Member Deputy Secretary
Nuria Lázaro RubioAppointments Committee
Chairman
José Manuel Martínez MartínezMembers
Anthony Frank Elliott Ball Aurora Catá SalaNon-Member Secretary
Miquel Roca i JunyentRemuneration Committee
Chairman
Aurora Catá SalaMembers
Anthony Frank Elliott Ball George Donald Johnston José Ramón Martínez SufrateguiNon-Member Secretary
María José García BeatoRisk Committee
Chairman
George Donald JohnstonMembers
Aurora Catá Sala Manuel Valls MoratóNon-Member Secretary
María José García Beato
Shareholding
Below are the shares of Banco de Sabadell, S.A. held by members of the Board of Directors:

(1) The number of shares through financial instruments reflects the rights attributed to the long-term additional incentive corresponding to the year 2018, and which are not susceptible to be exercised.
(2) David Martínez Guzmán is the indirect holder of the voting rights attributed to the shares of FINTECH EUROPE, S.À.R.L.
Data updated as at 21 December 2020.
In the following link to the section Notifications by directors of the National Securities Market Commission, you can check the notifications of transactions on shares and financial instruments sent by the members of the Board of Directors.