Jaime Pérez Renovales

General Counsel and secretary of the board

Joined the Group in 2003.

Nationality: Spanish. Born in Valladolid (Spain) in 1968.

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 Comillas-I.C.A.I., and professor of Constitutional Law in the Faculty of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE).

Mr Pérez Renovales is the secretary of every board committee.