Directors

Non-executive Director and Member of the Nomination Committee

Dr. Fainé, aged 77, was appointed a Director in 2009.

Dr. Fainé is the Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa” Banking Foundation (hereinafter “la Caixa” Banking Foundation).

Dr. Fainé is the Chairman of Criteria Caixa, S.A. Sociedad Unipersonal (hereinafter Criteria Caixa). Criteria Caixa is a non-listed holding company fully controlled by the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation, which manages all of the group’s shareholdings in strategic sectors, including financial, energy, infrastructure, services, and real estate. Within financial sector, it has a stake in CaixaBank, S.A. (listed in Spain), a leading retail bancassurance franchise in Iberia.

Dr. Fainé currently holds chairmanships and directorships in other listed companies, where “Criteria Caixa” has an interest, as follows:

(i)    Deputy Chairman of Telefónica, S.A. (integrated operator in the telecommunication sector, listed in Spain)

(ii)    Board Member of Suez, S.A. (an expert group in water and waste management, listed in France and Brussels)

Dr. Fainé was Director and Chairman of the Board of Gas Natural SDG, S.A. (listed in Spain), currently listed as Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., until 6^th February, 2018, when he was appointed Honorary Chairman.

Dr. Fainé is a Member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Finance and of the Royal Academy of Doctorate Holders, Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA) and was Deputy Chairman of the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) until 14^th November 2018, when he was appointed as Chairman. From 2015 until June 2018, he was Chairman of the European Savings Banks Group (ESBG) where he currently serves as Deputy Chairman. He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives (CEDE), the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome and the Círculo Financiero. Dr. Fainé is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Prado Museum and Carlos Slim Foundation, and has been acknowledged with the 2018 Forbes Philanthropy Award.

Dr. Fainé joined “la Caixa” and was appointed Deputy Executive General Manager in 1982. He was appointed CEO in 1999 and was further appointed Chairman of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa” from June 2007 to June 2014. In June 2014, “la Caixa” becomes “la Caixa” Banking Foundation, in compliance with the Savings Banks and Banking Foundations Law of 27th December, 2013. He was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A. (listed in Spain) since 2011, presiding from 2011 until his resignation in June 2016.

Among other academic and professional qualifications, Dr. Fainé holds a PhD in Economics, an International Senior Managers Program certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a Diploma in Executive Management from the IESE Business School.