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Oct 01, 1934 Santander, Cantabria, Spain Died on 09 Sep 2014 (aged 79)
Spanish banker
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About Emilio Botín
- Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos, iure uxoris Marquess of O'Shea (1 October 1934 – 10 September 2014) was a Spanish banker.
- He was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander.
- In 1993 his bank absorbed Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), and in 1999 it merged with Banco Central Hispano creating Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), which became Spain's largest bank, of which he was co-president with Central Hispano's José María Amusategui, until Amusategui retired in 2002.
- In 2004, BSCH acquired the British bank Abbey National, making BSCH the second largest bank in Europe by market capitalisation.
- He was known for his obsession with growth and performance as well as regularly visiting branches.
