Governing Bodies and Senior Management

Born in Manresa in 1942.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Committee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut de Recerca ”la Caixa” (CaixaResearch Institute), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. He is also Honorary Chairman of the Fundació de l’Esperança and of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.), and Special Adviser to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.

He holds a Doctorate Degree in Economic Science from the University of Barcelona, an ISMP in Business Administration from Harvard University and a post-graduate degree in Senior Management at IESE. He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences “Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras” (since December 1992), and of at Royal European Academy of Doctors “Real Academia Europea de Doctores” (since May 1997).

He began his professional banking career as a Manager of Investment at Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed Managing Director of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management positions in financial institutions: Human Resources Manager at Banca Riva y García (1973), member of the Board and Managing Director of Banca Jover (1974) and Managing Director of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982 he joined ”la Caixa” as Deputy-General Manager, holding various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed Assistant Executive Managing Director and in 1999, Managing Director of the entity and assumed the Chair in June 2007 until June 2014, date of its transformation into the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa”, as well as he assumed the Chair of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions of Barcelona Foundation, until its dissolution.

He was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. and member of its Board of Directors from 2011 until his resignation in 2016. He was Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., from September 2016 until February 2018, when he was appointed Honorary Chairman. In addition, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 to October 2020.

Currently, he is Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Foundation of Savings Banks (FUNCAS), the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI), and its Social and Philanthropic Council (WSBI ESBG). He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Executives and Directors (CEDE), Honorary Chairman of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome, and founder of the Círculo Financiero. Additionally, he is Vice Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (RACEF). He is member of various prestigious public and private institutions and has received numerous official distinctions and professional recognitions, both nationally and internationally.

Last updated: January 2026

Born in Barcelona, 1941.

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” since February 2025, of which he is member since June 2014, and he is Second Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since June 2014.

Holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona.

Currently, Chairman of the Godó Multimedia Group Godó de Comunicación, S.A., Editor of La Vanguardia, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of El Mundo Deportivo, and Chairman of the Holding Inmobiliaria Torre Bcn 477, S.L.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Spanish Chapter, Club of Rome.

He is also Vice-Chairman of the Conde de Barcelona Foundation, of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country, of the Board of Trustees of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), and board member of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA).

He was General Counsel of the Assembly of ”la Caixa” on behalf of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (2003-2014) and member of the Board of Directors of ”la Caixa”. He had been appointed Third Vice-Chairman of ”la Caixa” in June 2009 and Second Vice-Chairman in May 2012. He was Vice-Chairman of the ”la Caixa” Foundation (2013-2014). He was member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank (2011 to 2014), and member of the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Llull University.

Last updated: January 2026

Born in Madrid, in 1963.

Member of the Board of Trustees of the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since February 2022.

Since March 2019, he has been a member of the Advisory Board of SEAT, S.A.

He holds a degree in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid and studied Economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. He holds an International Management Program from IPADE. Doctor Honoris Causa by CEU San Pablo University (2024).

He began his professional career at Arthur Young Auditores in 1987, before joining Benito & Monjardín/Kidder, Peabody & Co. in 1988. In 1995, he joined CEMEX and was appointed General Manager of Administration and Finance for the Group in Indonesia in 1998. In 1999, he joined the Telefónica Group as Chief Financial Officer of Telefónica Internacional, and later that year became Chief Corporate Finance Officer of Telefónica S.A. In 2002, he was appointed Executive Chairman of Telefónica Internacional. He served as General Manager of Telefónica Latin America (2006–2011). In 2011, he was appointed Executive Chairman of Telefónica Europe, and in 2012, CEO of Telefónica S.A. He served as Executive Chairman of Telefónica S.A. (2016–2025), a member of the Board of Directors of Telefónica S.A. (2006–2025), and Chairman of the GSMA Board (2022–2025).

He served as Chairman of the Telefónica Foundation (2022–2025).

Among many other awards, in 2016 he was named "Best CEO" in Spain by Forbes magazine, and the Higher Council of Sports awarded him membership in the "Royal Order of Sports Merit" in the Bronze Medal category. In 2019, he was awarded the "Cross of Military Merit with white distinction," received the "Manager of the Year" award in the Large Company category by the Spanish Association of Managers, and was named "Business Leader of the Year" by the Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce. In 2020, he received the ECOFIN award for "Financier of the Year," and the Spanish Marketing Association named him "Business Leader Driving Marketing." In 2021, he was named "Honorary Ambassador of the Spain Brand" by the Forum of Renowned Spanish Brands, and Actualidad Económica recognized him as "Best Businessman of the Year."

Last updated: April 2025

Born in Girona in 1974.

She is a trustee of the Board of Trustees of the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation and has been a member of the Audit Committee since April 2025.

Maite Barrera Xaubet is an entrepreneur, founder of Bluecap, and a member of the International Advisory Board of Globant (a tech company listed on the NYSE).

She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE and an MBA from both ESADE and the Anderson School of Business (UCLA).

In 2005, at the age of 30, she founded Bluecap, a company that became a benchmark in strategic consulting for the financial sector and a pioneer 20 years ago in the use of advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence in the industry. Maite Barrera has been recognized in the sector for her entrepreneurial, strategic, and innovative career.

At the end of 2020, Bluecap joined the tech firm Globant, and as a result, she became a member of its global Executive Committee. Globant specializes in digital transformation, innovation, and artificial intelligence and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. She currently sits on the company’s International Advisory Board.

Before founding Bluecap, she worked at Oliver Wyman & Co –financial services– in London and Madrid, leading projects in strategic risk and capital management, as well as value creation for commercial networks in leading financial institutions in Europe and Latin America. Prior to that, she worked at BBVA/Argentaria (Madrid) in the Value-Based Management unit, reporting to the bank’s Executive Committee, and at Alpha Corporate (Corporate Finance).

In addition to her current role as an entrepreneur, she has served as president of Barcelona Global, was the first woman president of ESADE Alumni, and is a donor to the ESADE Foundation’s Scholarship Program as the sponsor of her own “Beca Futuro” (Future Scholarship).

She is currently a member of ESADE’s Board of Trustees, a board member of the Cercle d’Economia, and a trustee of the Princess of Girona Foundation, where she is part of the Board’s Delegated Committee, a member of the Audit Committee, and head of the Foundation’s Finance Working Group. She also collaborates closely with the social initiatives of the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital.

This Catalan woman, married to a Dutchman, born in Girona and mother of four children, defines herself as deeply committed to society, particularly to education as a driver of social progress and as a way to promote female role models across professions.

Last updated: May 2025

Luis Carreras was born in Granada in 1961. He is Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since July 2018.

He has a degree in Law from the University of Barcelona (1984).

He is a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Barcelona since 1984 and practices as a Lawyer in the law firm "Bufete Carreras Llansana", founded by his father Jorge Carreras Llansana.

He is an expert in Spanish Law in the Courts of Justice of England and Wales.

He is a professor of Civil Litigation in the Master's Degree in Advocacy of Esade Business & Law School, Law Faculty of the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.

He is Provincial Vice-Chairman of the Cruz Roja in Barcelona and member of the Regional Committee of the Cruz Roja in Catalonia. Also, he is Chairman of the Cruz Roja County Committee in Sant Cugat del Vallés-Rubí-Valldoreix (Barcelona).

He is a Family Counsellor and often gives sessions and conferences on education and family life issues in Spain and other countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Slovenia, Colombia, and Nicaragua). He has been a speaker at international congresses on the subject and has published articles related to education in specialised magazines.

Latest update: March 2022

Isabel Estapé is Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since May 2018 and member of its Executive Committee, since 2019.

She has a degree in Economics and Business Studies with Cum Laude honours, from the University of Barcelona (Extraordinary Prize).

She joined the Stock Exchange, acting as Agent in Barcelona (1982-1989).

Member of the Board of Directors of the Barcelona Stock Exchange (1989-1990). Also she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Stock Exchange (1990-1995).

Since year 2000, she works as a Notary in Madrid.

She was a member of the Board of Directors of Criteria Caixacorp, S.A since its IPO (October 2007) and of its Executive Committee since its formation (May 2009).

She was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A., until 2013, and Chairwoman of the Appointments and Compensation Commission until December 2013.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since December 2013, and Chairwoman of the Audit and Control Commission (December 2014 – December 2018), and she was Chairwoman of the Appointments and Compensation Commission since its formation in December 2014 until May 2019.

Member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy and of its Audit and Control Committee and Sustainability Committee since March 2020.

Account Auditor. Member of the Spanish Directors' Association "Asociación Española de Directivos (AED)", the International Women’s Forum, of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives "Confederación Española de Directivos y Ejecutivos (CEDE)", of the Business Council Alliance for Latin America "Consejo Empresarial Alianza por Iberoamérica (CEAPI)" and of the Woman Corporate Directors.

In October 2006, she joined as Academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences "Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras".

She is Chairwoman of the Civic Panel "Panel Cívico de los Cien", Trustee of the "Fundación Rojas Estapé", Trustee of the "Fundación CIMA" and she also works with several charitable organizations (Fundación Ciudad de la Alegría, ACNAR, CODESPA, etc.).

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Barcelona in 1954.

She is a notary and has been a member of the Notary Association of Barcelona since 1986. She is a member of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (Societat Econòmica Barcelonesa d’Amics del País).

She graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona in 1976. In 1979 she became a notary and passed the restricted-access civil service exams.

She was a Board Member at the former ”la Caixa” for 20 years and was also part of its Executive Committee.

She has worked as a director for many important firms in the financial, energy, telecommunications and real-estate sectors, where she has also worked on the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and the Auditing and Control Committee.

Last updated: March 2022

Eugeni Gay, born in Barcelona in 1946, Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa”, since June 2014, and member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2017.

Graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona (1970) and graduated in Comparative Law at the Faculty of Comparative Law of Strasbourg (1971 – 1973).

In 1971, he founded Gay-Vendrell, Abogados, with offices in Barcelona and Madrid. He is currently non-executive Chairman of the "Gay-Rosell & Solano" signature.

He has been Dean of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association (1989 – 1997), Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (1993 – 2001), a founding member and First Chairman of the European Bars Federation (FBE) (1992 – 1993) and Chairman of its Commission on Human Rights (1993 – 2001).

He was Member by Right of the State (1993-2001), Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (2001-2012) and Vice-Chairman of the Constitutional Court (2011-2012).

He is currently director of the Revista Jurídica de Cataluña, Full Member of the Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Catalonia, holding the same academic post at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Madrid.

Eugeni Gay Montalvo was also a founder of the Human Rights Institute of Catalonia and Director (1983 – 2001), President of the Professional Union (1993 – 2001), Residing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Ramón Llull University of Barcelona (1997 – 2001), Arbitrator of the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris (ICC), Chairman of the Catalan Arbitration Association presiding over the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB) (1989 – 1997), Chairman of the Jurado de Autocontrol de la Publicidad (2012 – 2015), Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid and Arbitrator of the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB).

Last updated: May 2020

Francesc Homs, born in Barcelona in 1951, Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since June 2014, member on the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2013 and Vice-Chairman of the Board of InmoCriteria Caixa. He was appointed General Counsel for the Assembly of ”la Caixa” on behalf of the City Council of Barcelona and a member of the Board of Directors of ”la Caixa”, from May 2012 to June 2014, and Trustee of the ”la Caixa” Foundation during the same period. He has also been a board member of VidaCaixa since July 2013.

He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona.

He began his professional career as an economist, lecturing as a professor of Industrial Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1980 – 1987). He was a Deputy of the Cortes Generales, economic spokesman for the Parliamentary Group of the Parliament of Catalonia (CiU) (1986-1999) and Chairman of the Industry and Energy Committee of the Congress of Deputies. He was elected Alderman for the City Council of Barcelona (1995-1999) and from between 2001 and 2003 he was Councillor for the Economy and Finance for the Government of Catalonia. He was a Deputy of the Parliament of Catalonia and member of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Congress of Deputies in the Council of Europe from 1989 to 1993.

In the private professional arena, he has been Executive Chairman of Áreas (1999 – 2001), Chairman of Abertis Logística (2007 – 2011), Chairman of the renewable energy company FERSA (2012-2015), Chairman of the Catalan Council of the European Movement (1992 – 1996) and member of the Management Board of Círculo de Economía. He lectured as a Professor on the Spanish Economy at the International University of Catalonia (UiC) for 8 years.

He is currently Executive Chairman of the consulting company INEO CORPORATE. He is an advisor for several companies, including La Farga Group, a metallurgical company, and Planeta Formación y Universidades (PFU).

At the non-profit level, he is Chairman of the University Advisory Board of the UiC, of the Spanish Committee of the ELEC (European League of Economic Cooperation) and of the Change2Grow association.

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Madrid in 1964.

He is a graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (1987). The following year (1988) became Spanish State Attorney, ranking #1 of his promotion.

From 1992 to 1996 he was General Manager of Banco Popular Legal Services. In 1996 he was appointed General Director of State Assets at the Ministry of Economy and Finances.

He returned to Banco Popular as General Counsel until July 2000 when he assumed the Executive Chairman of Franco-Spanish Altadis Group, position he held until May 2005.

Then he joined Inditex as Vice President and CHIEF Executive Officer. From 2011 to March 2022 he was Executive Chairman of Inditex.

Pablo Isla also serves as Director in Nestlé's Board.

Harvard Business Review has named him in 2017 and 2018 as the best top executive in the world and Forbes magazine, in 2020, as the best executive of the decade.

He is a member in his personal capacity of the Real Patronato del Museo del Prado and throughout his career he has been a member of the CEO Advisory Board of MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Boston, of the Academic Council of Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Patron in different Foundations and Institutions, such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía or the Pro-CNIC Foundation, for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom, in September 1972.

Mr. Marc Murtra has been Chairman & CEO of Telefónica S.A. since January 2025, a member of the Board of Directors of Telefónica S.A., and Chairman of the Fundación Telefónica. In February 2025, he joined the GSMA Board. Additionally, he became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since February 2021.

He served as Chairman of Indra from May 2021 until January 2025. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of ITP and Ebro Foods. He has also been managing partner of Closa Investment Bankers, as well as managing partner of CREA Inversión.

He has dedicated several years to public service, where he specialized in Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, and public-private partnerships. In this role, he served as General Director of Red.es, as well as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade of the Government of Spain.

He began his professional career in the nuclear industry at British Nuclear Fuels Ltd in the United Kingdom and later joined the strategy consulting firm DiamondCluster, where he worked for large technology companies. He has been an Associate Professor of Financial Management, Financial Economics, and Master of Science in Finance and Banking at Pompeu Fabra University, where he taught undergraduate and master’s students.

He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Last updated: May 2025

Asunción Ortega Enciso was born in Ledesma of Soria in 1951. She has been a trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” since December 2016, and member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2019.

She has an Economics Degree from the University of Barcelona.

In the 1980s she taught at the Escuela de Mandos Intermedios (Middle Management Training School) and the “la Caixa” Training School.

She was Executive Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Caixabank Asset Management SGIIC, S.A. from 2006 until December 2016. During this period she was also a member of the Governing Council of Inverco (the Spanish Association of Collective Investment Schemes and Pension Funds) and the Board of Trustees of the Inverco Foundation.

She began her professional career in 1968 at Banco de Bilbao and from 1975 she worked part-time in the enterprise management control area together with other economists, at their own office.

In 1979 she began to work at Caja de Pensiones para la Vejez y de Ahorros, “la Caixa”, in the business and investment planning area, and since then she has held different management posts, having been Head of External Resources, Capital Market Manager and Manager of the Personal Banking department from its creation in 2001 until 2006.

In 2001 she joined the Spanish Institution of Financial Analysts and she is currently its Vice-Chairwoman, a member of the Governing Council and Vice-Chairwoman of the Financial Studies Foundation.

Last updated: March 2019

Born in Palma de Mallorca, in 1963.

He is a trustee of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation, First Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of CriteriaCaixa, since April 2025.

Chairman and CEO of Naturgy since February 2018.

Industrial Engineer, specialising in mechanics, from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona, and MBA from IESE.

He began his professional career in the automotive sector linked first to the Volkswagen Group and then to Johnson Controls. Later he was general manager of the cement group Uniland. He was general manager of the industrial holding company Criteria CaixaCorp, from which position he carried out its IPO in October 2007. In 2009, he joined Abertis Infraestructuras, where he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From 2015, and until joining Naturgy, he was also Chairman of Cellnex Telecom, where he led its IPO.

In addition, he has been a member of different boards of directors in France, Spain, Brazil, Tunisia, UK, Argentina and Uruguay.

Last updated: May 2025

Born in Sant Boi de Llobregat in 1949.

He is member of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” since January 2026.

He is an agricultural technical engineer and agricultural expert, trained at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. He holds an Advanced Master's Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. He was the founder of the Cooperativa Agraria Santboiana, where he served as Secretary for thirteen years. He was also President of the Institut Agrícola Català de Sant Isidre from 1995 until recently.

He is currently Vice President of Foment del Treball and a member of the Executive Committee of CEOE.

Last updated: January 2026

Artur Santos was born in Oporto in 1941. He is Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa” since May 2017.

He has a Law degree from the University of Coimbra (1963) and an honorary doctorate from the University of Oporto (2010) and from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2017).

He is Chairman of the General Board of University of Oporto since October 2017.

Founder of the BPI Group, he was the Executive Chairman of the SPI (1981-1984) and Executive Chairman of Banco BPI (1985-2004). From 2004 to 2017, he was Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Directors, currently he is Honorary Chairman.

He is Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Foundations of Portugal "Conselho Consultivo das Fundações" since 2018, by appointment of the Government.

He is a Director of NORS, Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Sonae SGPS and Member of the Social Responsibility Committee of Jerónimo Martins.

He was also Director (2002-2012) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2012-2017) and non-executive Director of Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA (2004-2013).

He chaired Portugal's National Committee for Commemoration of the Centenary of the Republic (2008-2011), the General Council of the University of Coimbra (2009-2012) and the Council of Founders of the "Casa da Música" (2006-2012).

He was Deputy Governor of the Banco de Portugal (1977-1978), State Secretary of the Treasury (1975-1976) and Senior Manager of Banco Português do Atlântico (1968-1975).

In Portugal he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. James of the Sword "Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada" in 2017, the Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty "Ordem da Liberdade" in 2011, the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry "Ordem do Infante" in 2004 and the Order of Civil Merit "Ordem do Mérito Civil" in 1991. Also in 1991, he received the Gold Medal of Honour from Oporto City Council "Medalha de Honra: Grau Ouro".

In France he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour "Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur" in 2008 and received the National Order of Merit "Ordre Nationale du Mérit" in 1996.

In Spain he received the Order of Civil Merit "Orden del Mérito Civil" in 1998.

Last updated: June 2021

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since January 2025, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since October 2017 and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since March 2024.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and a Graduate in Law from the University of Barcelona (1981). State Lawyer (1989). He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (2004).

Lawyer and Economist, collegiate of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association and of the Economists of Catalonia one (since 1982). State Lawyer-Secretary of the Catalan Regional Administrative Court for Tax and Economic Appels (until 1996). Managing Director of the Legal Advice of the Economy and Finance Department, appointed by the Government of Catalonia la Generalitat in 1996 (until 2004).

Josep Maria Coronas has been General Secretary of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. (2010-2024), Secretary of the Fútbol Club Barcelona (2000-2003) and Chairman of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation (2009-2015).

Currently, he is trustee of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Foundation. Secretary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Company (1998), of the Miró Foundation and of the Mas Miró Foundation.

Last update: January 2025

Born in Barcelona, 1971.

Deputy Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since February 2024. He is Deputy Managing Director of CriteriaCaixa since May 2025, Director of the Legal Department of CriteriaCaixa since January 2018 and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. and of the Board of Directors of Caixa Capital Risc, S.G.E.I.C., S.A. since March 2024.

He holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies and, additionally, a degree in Law with honours from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He also holds an LLM cum laude in Banking and Finance Law from Boston University School of Law, a PIL from Harvard University and a PDG from IESE.

He is also member of the Board of the EuropeanIssuers and of its ESG Committee and member of the Board of Emisores Españoles.

Previously, he held the position of Secretary of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa, from March 2021 to February 2024, where he had already been Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors. In the past, he has also been member and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A., Secretary of the Board of Directors of Mediterranea Beach & Golf Community, Second Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, General Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors of MicroBank, the socially focused bank of ”la Caixa”, Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank Consumer Finance and VidaCaixa, Director of Inversiones Autopistas, General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp, Secretary to the Board of Directors of CaixaCapital Semilla, CaixaCapital Pyme Innovación, and CaixaCapital Desarrollo (all three simplified regime ECRs), and legal advisor to the Board of Directors of Edicions 62 and Hotel Caribe Resort.

He has previously worked at Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas law firms.

Last update: November 2025

Trustee

Asunción Ortega Enciso was born in Ledesma of Soria in 1951. She has been a trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa” since December 2016, and member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2019.

She has an Economics Degree from the University of Barcelona.

In the 1980s she taught at the Escuela de Mandos Intermedios (Middle Management Training School) and the “la Caixa” Training School.

She was Executive Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Caixabank Asset Management SGIIC, S.A. from 2006 until December 2016. During this period she was also a member of the Governing Council of Inverco (the Spanish Association of Collective Investment Schemes and Pension Funds) and the Board of Trustees of the Inverco Foundation.

She began her professional career in 1968 at Banco de Bilbao and from 1975 she worked part-time in the enterprise management control area together with other economists, at their own office.

In 1979 she began to work at Caja de Pensiones para la Vejez y de Ahorros, “la Caixa”, in the business and investment planning area, and since then she has held different management posts, having been Head of External Resources, Capital Market Manager and Manager of the Personal Banking department from its creation in 2001 until 2006.

In 2001 she joined the Spanish Institution of Financial Analysts and she is currently its Vice-Chairwoman, a member of the Governing Council and Vice-Chairwoman of the Financial Studies Foundation.

Last updated: March 2019

Born in Girona in 1974.

She is a trustee of the Board of Trustees of the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation and has been a member of the Audit Committee since April 2025.

Maite Barrera Xaubet is an entrepreneur, founder of Bluecap, and a member of the International Advisory Board of Globant (a tech company listed on the NYSE).

She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE and an MBA from both ESADE and the Anderson School of Business (UCLA).

In 2005, at the age of 30, she founded Bluecap, a company that became a benchmark in strategic consulting for the financial sector and a pioneer 20 years ago in the use of advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence in the industry. Maite Barrera has been recognized in the sector for her entrepreneurial, strategic, and innovative career.

At the end of 2020, Bluecap joined the tech firm Globant, and as a result, she became a member of its global Executive Committee. Globant specializes in digital transformation, innovation, and artificial intelligence and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. She currently sits on the company’s International Advisory Board.

Before founding Bluecap, she worked at Oliver Wyman & Co –financial services– in London and Madrid, leading projects in strategic risk and capital management, as well as value creation for commercial networks in leading financial institutions in Europe and Latin America. Prior to that, she worked at BBVA/Argentaria (Madrid) in the Value-Based Management unit, reporting to the bank’s Executive Committee, and at Alpha Corporate (Corporate Finance).

In addition to her current role as an entrepreneur, she has served as president of Barcelona Global, was the first woman president of ESADE Alumni, and is a donor to the ESADE Foundation’s Scholarship Program as the sponsor of her own “Beca Futuro” (Future Scholarship).

She is currently a member of ESADE’s Board of Trustees, a board member of the Cercle d’Economia, and a trustee of the Princess of Girona Foundation, where she is part of the Board’s Delegated Committee, a member of the Audit Committee, and head of the Foundation’s Finance Working Group. She also collaborates closely with the social initiatives of the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital.

This Catalan woman, married to a Dutchman, born in Girona and mother of four children, defines herself as deeply committed to society, particularly to education as a driver of social progress and as a way to promote female role models across professions.

Last updated: May 2025

Luis Carreras was born in Granada in 1961. He is Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since July 2018.

He has a degree in Law from the University of Barcelona (1984).

He is a member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados of Barcelona since 1984 and practices as a Lawyer in the law firm "Bufete Carreras Llansana", founded by his father Jorge Carreras Llansana.

He is an expert in Spanish Law in the Courts of Justice of England and Wales.

He is a professor of Civil Litigation in the Master's Degree in Advocacy of Esade Business & Law School, Law Faculty of the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.

He is Provincial Vice-Chairman of the Cruz Roja in Barcelona and member of the Regional Committee of the Cruz Roja in Catalonia. Also, he is Chairman of the Cruz Roja County Committee in Sant Cugat del Vallés-Rubí-Valldoreix (Barcelona).

He is a Family Counsellor and often gives sessions and conferences on education and family life issues in Spain and other countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Slovenia, Colombia, and Nicaragua). He has been a speaker at international congresses on the subject and has published articles related to education in specialised magazines.

Latest update: March 2022

Born in Barcelona in 1954.

She is a notary and has been a member of the Notary Association of Barcelona since 1986. She is a member of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (Societat Econòmica Barcelonesa d’Amics del País).

She graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona in 1976. In 1979 she became a notary and passed the restricted-access civil service exams.

She was a Board Member at the former ”la Caixa” for 20 years and was also part of its Executive Committee.

She has worked as a director for many important firms in the financial, energy, telecommunications and real-estate sectors, where she has also worked on the Appointments and Remuneration Committee and the Auditing and Control Committee.

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since January 2025, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since October 2017 and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since March 2024.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and a Graduate in Law from the University of Barcelona (1981). State Lawyer (1989). He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (2004).

Lawyer and Economist, collegiate of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association and of the Economists of Catalonia one (since 1982). State Lawyer-Secretary of the Catalan Regional Administrative Court for Tax and Economic Appels (until 1996). Managing Director of the Legal Advice of the Economy and Finance Department, appointed by the Government of Catalonia la Generalitat in 1996 (until 2004).

Josep Maria Coronas has been General Secretary of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. (2010-2024), Secretary of the Fútbol Club Barcelona (2000-2003) and Chairman of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation (2009-2015).

Currently, he is trustee of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Foundation. Secretary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Company (1998), of the Miró Foundation and of the Mas Miró Foundation.

Last update: January 2025

Born in Barcelona, 1971.

Deputy Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since February 2024. He is Deputy Managing Director of CriteriaCaixa since May 2025, Director of the Legal Department of CriteriaCaixa since January 2018 and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. and of the Board of Directors of Caixa Capital Risc, S.G.E.I.C., S.A. since March 2024.

He holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies and, additionally, a degree in Law with honours from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He also holds an LLM cum laude in Banking and Finance Law from Boston University School of Law, a PIL from Harvard University and a PDG from IESE.

He is also member of the Board of the EuropeanIssuers and of its ESG Committee and member of the Board of Emisores Españoles.

Previously, he held the position of Secretary of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa, from March 2021 to February 2024, where he had already been Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors. In the past, he has also been member and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A., Secretary of the Board of Directors of Mediterranea Beach & Golf Community, Second Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, General Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors of MicroBank, the socially focused bank of ”la Caixa”, Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank Consumer Finance and VidaCaixa, Director of Inversiones Autopistas, General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp, Secretary to the Board of Directors of CaixaCapital Semilla, CaixaCapital Pyme Innovación, and CaixaCapital Desarrollo (all three simplified regime ECRs), and legal advisor to the Board of Directors of Edicions 62 and Hotel Caribe Resort.

He has previously worked at Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas law firms.

Last update: November 2025

Born in Manresa in 1942.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Committee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut de Recerca ”la Caixa” (CaixaResearch Institute), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. He is also Honorary Chairman of the Fundació de l’Esperança and of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.), and Special Adviser to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.

He holds a Doctorate Degree in Economic Science from the University of Barcelona, an ISMP in Business Administration from Harvard University and a post-graduate degree in Senior Management at IESE. He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences “Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras” (since December 1992), and of at Royal European Academy of Doctors “Real Academia Europea de Doctores” (since May 1997).

He began his professional banking career as a Manager of Investment at Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed Managing Director of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management positions in financial institutions: Human Resources Manager at Banca Riva y García (1973), member of the Board and Managing Director of Banca Jover (1974) and Managing Director of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982 he joined ”la Caixa” as Deputy-General Manager, holding various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed Assistant Executive Managing Director and in 1999, Managing Director of the entity and assumed the Chair in June 2007 until June 2014, date of its transformation into the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa”, as well as he assumed the Chair of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions of Barcelona Foundation, until its dissolution.

He was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. and member of its Board of Directors from 2011 until his resignation in 2016. He was Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., from September 2016 until February 2018, when he was appointed Honorary Chairman. In addition, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 to October 2020.

Currently, he is Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Foundation of Savings Banks (FUNCAS), the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI), and its Social and Philanthropic Council (WSBI ESBG). He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Executives and Directors (CEDE), Honorary Chairman of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome, and founder of the Círculo Financiero. Additionally, he is Vice Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (RACEF). He is member of various prestigious public and private institutions and has received numerous official distinctions and professional recognitions, both nationally and internationally.

Last updated: January 2026

Isabel Estapé is Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since May 2018 and member of its Executive Committee, since 2019.

She has a degree in Economics and Business Studies with Cum Laude honours, from the University of Barcelona (Extraordinary Prize).

She joined the Stock Exchange, acting as Agent in Barcelona (1982-1989).

Member of the Board of Directors of the Barcelona Stock Exchange (1989-1990). Also she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Stock Exchange (1990-1995).

Since year 2000, she works as a Notary in Madrid.

She was a member of the Board of Directors of Criteria Caixacorp, S.A since its IPO (October 2007) and of its Executive Committee since its formation (May 2009).

She was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A., until 2013, and Chairwoman of the Appointments and Compensation Commission until December 2013.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since December 2013, and Chairwoman of the Audit and Control Commission (December 2014 – December 2018), and she was Chairwoman of the Appointments and Compensation Commission since its formation in December 2014 until May 2019.

Member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy and of its Audit and Control Committee and Sustainability Committee since March 2020.

Account Auditor. Member of the Spanish Directors' Association "Asociación Española de Directivos (AED)", the International Women’s Forum, of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives "Confederación Española de Directivos y Ejecutivos (CEDE)", of the Business Council Alliance for Latin America "Consejo Empresarial Alianza por Iberoamérica (CEAPI)" and of the Woman Corporate Directors.

In October 2006, she joined as Academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences "Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras".

She is Chairwoman of the Civic Panel "Panel Cívico de los Cien", Trustee of the "Fundación Rojas Estapé", Trustee of the "Fundación CIMA" and she also works with several charitable organizations (Fundación Ciudad de la Alegría, ACNAR, CODESPA, etc.).

Last updated: March 2022

Eugeni Gay, born in Barcelona in 1946, Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona “la Caixa”, since June 2014, and member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2017.

Graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona (1970) and graduated in Comparative Law at the Faculty of Comparative Law of Strasbourg (1971 – 1973).

In 1971, he founded Gay-Vendrell, Abogados, with offices in Barcelona and Madrid. He is currently non-executive Chairman of the "Gay-Rosell & Solano" signature.

He has been Dean of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association (1989 – 1997), Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (1993 – 2001), a founding member and First Chairman of the European Bars Federation (FBE) (1992 – 1993) and Chairman of its Commission on Human Rights (1993 – 2001).

He was Member by Right of the State (1993-2001), Magistrate of the Constitutional Court (2001-2012) and Vice-Chairman of the Constitutional Court (2011-2012).

He is currently director of the Revista Jurídica de Cataluña, Full Member of the Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Catalonia, holding the same academic post at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Madrid.

Eugeni Gay Montalvo was also a founder of the Human Rights Institute of Catalonia and Director (1983 – 2001), President of the Professional Union (1993 – 2001), Residing Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Ramón Llull University of Barcelona (1997 – 2001), Arbitrator of the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris (ICC), Chairman of the Catalan Arbitration Association presiding over the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB) (1989 – 1997), Chairman of the Jurado de Autocontrol de la Publicidad (2012 – 2015), Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid and Arbitrator of the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB).

Last updated: May 2020

Born in Barcelona, 1941.

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa” since February 2025, of which he is member since June 2014, and he is Second Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since June 2014.

Holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona.

Currently, Chairman of the Godó Multimedia Group Godó de Comunicación, S.A., Editor of La Vanguardia, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of El Mundo Deportivo, and Chairman of the Holding Inmobiliaria Torre Bcn 477, S.L.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Spanish Chapter, Club of Rome.

He is also Vice-Chairman of the Conde de Barcelona Foundation, of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country, of the Board of Trustees of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), and board member of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA).

He was General Counsel of the Assembly of ”la Caixa” on behalf of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (2003-2014) and member of the Board of Directors of ”la Caixa”. He had been appointed Third Vice-Chairman of ”la Caixa” in June 2009 and Second Vice-Chairman in May 2012. He was Vice-Chairman of the ”la Caixa” Foundation (2013-2014). He was member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank (2011 to 2014), and member of the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Llull University.

Last updated: January 2026

Francesc Homs, born in Barcelona in 1951, Trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, since June 2014, member on the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since 2013 and Vice-Chairman of the Board of InmoCriteria Caixa. He was appointed General Counsel for the Assembly of ”la Caixa” on behalf of the City Council of Barcelona and a member of the Board of Directors of ”la Caixa”, from May 2012 to June 2014, and Trustee of the ”la Caixa” Foundation during the same period. He has also been a board member of VidaCaixa since July 2013.

He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona.

He began his professional career as an economist, lecturing as a professor of Industrial Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1980 – 1987). He was a Deputy of the Cortes Generales, economic spokesman for the Parliamentary Group of the Parliament of Catalonia (CiU) (1986-1999) and Chairman of the Industry and Energy Committee of the Congress of Deputies. He was elected Alderman for the City Council of Barcelona (1995-1999) and from between 2001 and 2003 he was Councillor for the Economy and Finance for the Government of Catalonia. He was a Deputy of the Parliament of Catalonia and member of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Congress of Deputies in the Council of Europe from 1989 to 1993.

In the private professional arena, he has been Executive Chairman of Áreas (1999 – 2001), Chairman of Abertis Logística (2007 – 2011), Chairman of the renewable energy company FERSA (2012-2015), Chairman of the Catalan Council of the European Movement (1992 – 1996) and member of the Management Board of Círculo de Economía. He lectured as a Professor on the Spanish Economy at the International University of Catalonia (UiC) for 8 years.

He is currently Executive Chairman of the consulting company INEO CORPORATE. He is an advisor for several companies, including La Farga Group, a metallurgical company, and Planeta Formación y Universidades (PFU).

At the non-profit level, he is Chairman of the University Advisory Board of the UiC, of the Spanish Committee of the ELEC (European League of Economic Cooperation) and of the Change2Grow association.

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Madrid in 1964.

He is a graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (1987). The following year (1988) became Spanish State Attorney, ranking #1 of his promotion.

From 1992 to 1996 he was General Manager of Banco Popular Legal Services. In 1996 he was appointed General Director of State Assets at the Ministry of Economy and Finances.

He returned to Banco Popular as General Counsel until July 2000 when he assumed the Executive Chairman of Franco-Spanish Altadis Group, position he held until May 2005.

Then he joined Inditex as Vice President and CHIEF Executive Officer. From 2011 to March 2022 he was Executive Chairman of Inditex.

Pablo Isla also serves as Director in Nestlé's Board.

Harvard Business Review has named him in 2017 and 2018 as the best top executive in the world and Forbes magazine, in 2020, as the best executive of the decade.

He is a member in his personal capacity of the Real Patronato del Museo del Prado and throughout his career he has been a member of the CEO Advisory Board of MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Boston, of the Academic Council of Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Patron in different Foundations and Institutions, such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía or the Pro-CNIC Foundation, for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Last updated: March 2022

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since January 2025, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since October 2017 and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since March 2024.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and a Graduate in Law from the University of Barcelona (1981). State Lawyer (1989). He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (2004).

Lawyer and Economist, collegiate of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association and of the Economists of Catalonia one (since 1982). State Lawyer-Secretary of the Catalan Regional Administrative Court for Tax and Economic Appels (until 1996). Managing Director of the Legal Advice of the Economy and Finance Department, appointed by the Government of Catalonia la Generalitat in 1996 (until 2004).

Josep Maria Coronas has been General Secretary of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. (2010-2024), Secretary of the Fútbol Club Barcelona (2000-2003) and Chairman of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation (2009-2015).

Currently, he is trustee of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Foundation. Secretary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Company (1998), of the Miró Foundation and of the Mas Miró Foundation.

Last update: January 2025

Born in Barcelona, 1971.

Deputy Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since February 2024. He is Deputy Managing Director of CriteriaCaixa since May 2025, Director of the Legal Department of CriteriaCaixa since January 2018 and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. and of the Board of Directors of Caixa Capital Risc, S.G.E.I.C., S.A. since March 2024.

He holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies and, additionally, a degree in Law with honours from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He also holds an LLM cum laude in Banking and Finance Law from Boston University School of Law, a PIL from Harvard University and a PDG from IESE.

He is also member of the Board of the EuropeanIssuers and of its ESG Committee and member of the Board of Emisores Españoles.

Previously, he held the position of Secretary of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa, from March 2021 to February 2024, where he had already been Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors. In the past, he has also been member and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Saba Infraestructuras, S.A., Secretary of the Board of Directors of Mediterranea Beach & Golf Community, Second Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, General Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors of MicroBank, the socially focused bank of ”la Caixa”, Secretary of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank Consumer Finance and VidaCaixa, Director of Inversiones Autopistas, General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp, Secretary to the Board of Directors of CaixaCapital Semilla, CaixaCapital Pyme Innovación, and CaixaCapital Desarrollo (all three simplified regime ECRs), and legal advisor to the Board of Directors of Edicions 62 and Hotel Caribe Resort.

He has previously worked at Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas law firms.

Last update: November 2025

Born in Manresa in 1942.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Committee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona ”la Caixa”, Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut de Recerca ”la Caixa” (CaixaResearch Institute), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. He is also Honorary Chairman of the Fundació de l’Esperança and of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.), and Special Adviser to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.

He holds a Doctorate Degree in Economic Science from the University of Barcelona, an ISMP in Business Administration from Harvard University and a post-graduate degree in Senior Management at IESE. He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences “Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras” (since December 1992), and of at Royal European Academy of Doctors “Real Academia Europea de Doctores” (since May 1997).

He began his professional banking career as a Manager of Investment at Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed Managing Director of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management positions in financial institutions: Human Resources Manager at Banca Riva y García (1973), member of the Board and Managing Director of Banca Jover (1974) and Managing Director of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982 he joined ”la Caixa” as Deputy-General Manager, holding various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed Assistant Executive Managing Director and in 1999, Managing Director of the entity and assumed the Chair in June 2007 until June 2014, date of its transformation into the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa”, as well as he assumed the Chair of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions of Barcelona Foundation, until its dissolution.

He was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. and member of its Board of Directors from 2011 until his resignation in 2016. He was Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., from September 2016 until February 2018, when he was appointed Honorary Chairman. In addition, he was also member of the Board of Directors of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 to October 2020.

Currently, he is Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Foundation of Savings Banks (FUNCAS), the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI), and its Social and Philanthropic Council (WSBI ESBG). He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Executives and Directors (CEDE), Honorary Chairman of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome, and founder of the Círculo Financiero. Additionally, he is Vice Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (RACEF). He is member of various prestigious public and private institutions and has received numerous official distinctions and professional recognitions, both nationally and internationally.

Last updated: January 2026

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

General manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since January 2025, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation since October 2017 and of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since March 2024.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and a Graduate in Law from the University of Barcelona (1981). State Lawyer (1989). He is an academic at the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences (2004).

Lawyer and Economist, collegiate of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association and of the Economists of Catalonia one (since 1982). State Lawyer-Secretary of the Catalan Regional Administrative Court for Tax and Economic Appels (until 1996). Managing Director of the Legal Advice of the Economy and Finance Department, appointed by the Government of Catalonia la Generalitat in 1996 (until 2004).

Josep Maria Coronas has been General Secretary of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. (2010-2024), Secretary of the Fútbol Club Barcelona (2000-2003) and Chairman of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation (2009-2015).

Currently, he is trustee of the Conservatori del Liceu Foundation, the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Foundation. Secretary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Company (1998), of the Miró Foundation and of the Mas Miró Foundation.

Last update: January 2025

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