Corporate governance

Born in Manresa, 1942.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa” and its Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa and its Executive Committee. Mr Fainé Casas is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “la Caixa” Research Institute Foundation, Honorary Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Deputy Chairman of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.  and Special Advisor to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.

He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Barcelona, an International Senior Managers Program certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a Diploma in Senior Management from the IESE Business School. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Finance and an Emeritus Fellow of the European Royal Academy of Doctorate Holders.

Mr Fainé Casas began his professional banking career as an investment manager for Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed general manager of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management posts in financial entities: Head of Personnel at Banca Riva y García (1973), director and general manager of Banca Jover (1974) and general manager of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982, he joined “la Caixa” as Deputy Executive General Manager, subsequently taking on various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed executive deputy CEO and, in 1999, CEO of the bank, which he took over as chairman from June 2007 until June 2014. Mr Fainé Casas was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. from 2011 until his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors in 2016. He was also a director of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 until October 2020.

He currently holds the chairmanship of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas) and the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) and the chairmanship of the Social and Philanthropic Council of the WSBI-ESBG.

He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives (CEDE) and the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences and founder of the Financial Circle. He is a member of various boards of trustees of private and public entities of recognised prestige. He has also received numerous official distinctions and professional awards nationally and internationally.

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.

Born in Barcelona, 1941.

Second Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since June 2014 and trustee of the Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since June 2014.

Graduated in Economics from the University of Barcelona.

Currently he is president of the Grupo Godó de Comunicación, S.A., editor of La Vanguardia, honorable president of El Mundo Deportivo’s Board of Directors and president of the Real-Estate Holding company Torre Bcn 477, S.L.

Member of the Advisory Council of the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.

He is also chairman of the Conde de Barcelona Foundation, first deputy chairman of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country, trustee of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) and Board member of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA).

He was general adviser of the Assembly of Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” on behalf of the Barcelona Economic Society of Friends of the Country (2003-2014), and member of the Board of Directors of Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”, serving as third vice-chairman of the Board since June 2009 and as second vice-chairman since May 2012. He also was deputy chairman of the Fundación ”la Caixa” (2013-2014), member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank (2011-2014) and trustee of Ramon Llull University.

Born in Barcelona, 1944.

Member of the Board of Directors of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. since April 2020 and of its Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from December 2024.

He holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona. He became a State Attorney (1972).

He has been Government delegate for the Port Authority of Barcelona and chairman of the Board of Directors of Títulos Barcelona, S.A. (SIM), Túnel del Cadí, S.A. and Dromogest, S.A. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Enagas, S.A., Gas Madrid, S.A., Torras Domenech, S.A. and Banco Herrero, S.A.

He has been deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona (1979-1991); first deputy chairman (1990-1991) and second deputy chairman (1992-2000) of the Board of Directors of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”; member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. (1993-2020 and 2021-2025), member of its Audit Committee (1993–2020) and member of its Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee (2021-2025); deputy chairman of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Foundation (2000-2002); member of the Board of Directors (1993-2003), member of the Executive Committee (1999-2003) and member of the Audit and Control Committee (2002-2003) of ACESA; deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of its Executive Committee of Saba Aparcamientos, S.A.; trustee of Óscar Tusquets Blanca Foundation; member of the Board of Directors of Unión Fenosa, S.A.; trustee of Fundació Nou Mil·lenni; and secretary of the Board of Directors of Abertis Telecom, S.A. (2004-2011).

He is currently partner and administrator of Bufete Alcántara, S.L.P. He is also secretary of the Board of Directors of UPCNET, Serveis d’Accés a Internet de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, S.L.U., of the Board of Directors of ITHINKUPC, S.L.U. and of the Board of Directors of Vila Universitària, S.L. He is also secretary of the Board of Trustees of Politècnica de Catalunya Foundation and of the Board of Trustees of Factor Humà Foundation.

Born in Pamplona, 1949.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). He is member of its Executive Committee since 2019, Chairman of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee since May 2019 and member of the referred Committee since its creation in 2014.

Graduate in Law by the University of Navarre, where he was assistant lecturer in Tax Law during the school years 1972-1973 and 1973-1974. He has been an attorney at the M.I. Colegio de Abogados de Pamplona since 1974 and founding partner since 1997 of the law firm Asiáin, Jiménez & Arredondo, specialized in civil and commercial matters, in which he currently practices.

In 1974, he was appointed, previous public examination, legal counsel to Navarra County Council, where, until 1979, he attended to matters of legal counsel and was delegate in the concessionary company of the Navarra Motorway. He was Legal Counsel to the Parliament of Navarra (1979-1983).

In 1980, he was appointed legal advisor of the Negotiating Commission of Reintegration and Enhancement of the Regional Government of Navarra. In 1983, he became, previous a merit-based competition, legal advisor to the Government of Navarra, a position he held until 1984.

Mr. Asiáin has been vice-president (1984-1991) and minister of the Presidency (1984-1987), in addition to Regional Economy and Treasury Minister (1987-1991) in the Government of Navarra. While holding these positions, he chaired the Board of Cooperation with the Spanish State, the Board for the Transfer of Powers, the Economic and Social Council, and the commission responsible for negotiating the current Economic Treaty with the Spanish state, on whose Arbitration Board he has been representing Navarre since 2003.

He has belonged, holding different positions, to the Board of Directors of Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros, Seguros de Navarra, S.A. and Banca Cívica, S.A, among other companies.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A., in representation of Fundación Caja Navarra (2012-2013).

Mr. Asiáin Ayala has been a speaker at various conferences and on a number of courses and has been published in legal and economic journals such as “Revista Jurídica de Navarra”, “Papeles de Economía Española” and “Economía Pública”.

Born in Seville, 1971.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Audit and Control Committee since its creation in 2014 and chairman of the referred Committee since December 2018 until November 2022. Member of the Executive Committee since its creation in July 2019.

Graduated in Law from the University of Seville. He holds several Master’s degrees in Management of Real Estate Companies, an Undergraduate Degree in Senior Business Management and in Senior Management of Leading Companies, from the San Telmo International Institute.

He began his professional career in the corporate sector, assuming management and executive positions in the Boards of Directors of the companies of the Grupo Vimac (2001-2009), focused on the construction of railway infrastructures and civil work.

In 2009 he joined the Cajasol Business Corporation as executive vice-president, assuming the responsibility of coordination and organization of the Group’s industrial portfolio.

In 2011 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Banca Cívica, a company where he was also a member of the Executive Committee, of the Audit and Control Committee and of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Caser Seguros, S.A. (2009-2013), a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of Deóleo, S.A. (2011-2012), vice-president of the Fundación Cajasol and director of the European Bank of Finances (2010-2018), where he was appointed vice-president in 2012. He was also president of the Audit Commission of the European Bank of Finances since its foundation (2016).

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hidralia, Gestión Integral de Aguas de Andalucía, S.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Cetursa Sierra Nevada, S.A. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association of Directors (Asociación Española de Directivos, “AED”) and Chairman of its Board in Andalucia.

He is a member of the Distinguished Bar Association of Seville. 

Born in Châlons-sûr-Marne, 1951.

Since October 2011, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from July 2019 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

ESTP Engineer (1976) and holder of a master’s degree in Economics (Sorbonne, 1980). Graduate from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (1980) and of AMP from Harvard Business School (1988).

Joined Degrémont in 1978 and in 1989 was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Degrémont Spain. In 1992, he became Chief Executive Officer of Dumez Copisa Spain. He was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Aguas de Barcelona in June 1996.

He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Lyonnaise des Eaux South America and Chief Operating Officer of SUEZ for South America in 1997. He served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Degrémont in 2000 and, in 2004, he became deputy CEO of SUEZ (currently Engie) and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ Environnement (currently SUEZ). He served as CEO of SUEZ (Engie) from July 2008 until May 2019, when he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of SUEZ (Engie), a position he held until May 2020.

He is also deputy chairman of the French Chinese Committee since June 2021. Since 2007 he chaired the Delegation of French CEOs for France-Arabian Peninsula of MEDEF International (French Business Association), becoming the chairman of the France-Algeria Business Council in October 2017. Since October 2016, he is the head of the Board of Governors of the University of Technology of Compiègne. In January 2017, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Kaufman & Broad. Since November 2017 he is member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Responsible Capitalism. In October 2018 he was appointed as deputy chairman of SIBAC (Seoul International Business Advisory Council). He was a member of the CMIA (Chongqin Mayor’s International Economic Advisory Board) until May 2020.

Since January 2019 he is the chairman of the CSF Transformation et Valorisation des Déchets and special advisor of Accuracy since July 2019. He is also chairman of the Project “Mainstream” leaded by the Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation.

He is an Officer of the French Légion d’Honneur.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since December 2013. She was member of the Executive Committee since its creation in March 2019 until March 2020. She was member of the Audit and Control Committee of CriteriaCaixa since its creation in 2014 until March 2020 and chairwoman of said Committee until December 2018. She is member of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of CriteriaCaixa since its creation in 2014, being chairwoman of this Committee until May 2019.

Graduated in Economics and Business Studies with A Grade Cum Laude, from the Central University of Barcelona (Extraordinary Prize).

Member of the Stock Exchange, acting as agent in Barcelona (1982-1989).

Member of the Board of Directors of the Barcelona Stock Exchange (1989-1990). She was also member of the Madrid Stock Exchange (1990-1995).

She acts as notary in Madrid since the year 2000.

She was a member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp, S.A. (now CaixaBank, S.A.) since its entry to the Stock Exchange (October 2007) and of its Executive Committee since its creation (May 2009). She was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A. and chairwoman of its Appointments and Remuneration Committee until December 2013.

She is currently trustee of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”, Banking Foundation since May 2018. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., of its Audit and Control Committee since March 2020 and of the Sustainability Committee since February 2022.

She is also a qualified auditor, member of the Spanish Directors’ Association (AED), of the International Women´s Forum, of the Business Council Alliance for Latin America (CEAPI) and of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).

She is full member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences since October 2006.

She is Chairwoman of the Civic Panel, trustee of the Rojas Estapé Foundation and of the CIMA Foundation. She also works with several charitable organizations.

Born in Barcelona in 1954.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaxia since April 2025. She is trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” and member of its Audit Committee since February 2022.

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 is also member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. and member of its Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee since March 2025.

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.

Born in Barcelona, 1946.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since March 2017 and trustee of the Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since June 2014.

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 honorary chairman of the firm “Gay-Rosell & Solano Abogados”.

He has been dean of the Illustrious Barcelona Bar Association (1989-1993, 1993-1997), chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (1993-1997, 1997-2001), a founding member and first chairman of the European Bars Federation (FBE) (1992-1993) and chairman of its Human Rights Commission (1993-2001).

He served as ex-officio counsellor (1993-2001), judge on the Constitutional Court (2001-2012) and vice-president of the Constitutional Court (2011-2012).

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

He was also a founder of the Human Rights Institute of Catalonia and first 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 IV Section of Jury of AACC, chairman of the Advertising Self-regulation Association (2012-2015), arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid and arbitrator of the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB).

Born in Barcelona, 1951.

Since May 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Audit and Control Committee since May 2019. Trustee of the Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since June 2014.

Degree in Economics and Business Management from the University of Barcelona.

He is executive chairman of the consulting company INEO CORPORATE.

He began his professional career as an economist, lecturing in Industrial Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1980-1987). He was member of parliament in the Cortes Generales, economic spokesperson for the Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (CiU) (1986-1999) and chairman of the Industry and Energy Committee of the Congress of Deputies. He was elected Councilor in the City Council of Barcelona (1995-1999) and between 2001 and 2003 he was counsellor 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 his private career, he has held the role of 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), director of the metallurgical company La Farga Group and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institut Guttmann Foundation.

He was appointed general counsellor for the Assembly of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” on behalf of the City Council of Barcelona, member of the Board of Directors of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” and trustee of the ”la Caixa” Foundation from 2012 to 2014. He has also been a board member of VidaCaixa since July 2013.

He is currently vice-chairman of the company Inmo Criteria Caixa. He is a board member and advisor for several companies.

He is chairman of the University Advisory Board of the UIC, member of the Círculo de Economía, president of the Spanish Committee of the LECE (European League of Economic Cooperation), and president of the Change to Grow (C2G) association.

Born in Madrid, 1972.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since January 2021 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

Graduated in Business Administration and Management from the Complutense University of Madrid and completed the IESE Business School’s General Management Program (PDG) in 2014. Has completed various specialist programmes in capital markets and investment. He has contributed to various IESE Business School publications and is a regular contributor to various specialised media in the insurance sector.

His entire career has been spent in the financial and insurance industry. He began his professional career in the Finance Department of the US insurer Chubb Insurance Company. In 2002 he joined the American International Group (AIG), where he held various positions in Madrid and Paris within the Financial Lines Department. In 2009 he joined Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate risk insurance company of the Allianz Group, as Head of Financial Lines for Spain, Portugal and Latin America. In 2013 he was appointed deputy CEO for Spain and Portugal. In 2014 he was appointed member of the European Regional Management Council and CEO of the company, positions he held until 2020.

He was a member of the Allianz Mentors Panel and has played an active role in various volunteer initiatives including programmes of organisations such as Junior Achievement, the Adecco Foundation and Plan International Spain.

Since July 2022, he is a member of the Board of Directors of VidaCaixa, S.A.U.

Born in Ledesma of Soria in 1951.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaxia since February 2019 and of its Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024. She is trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since December 2016, member of its Audit Committee since February 2019 and chairwoman of the said Committee since February 2022.

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 trustee 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, holding different management posts afterwards, 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, acting as vice-chairwoman and as member of the Governing Council until 2022.

She is currently vice-chairwoman of the Financial Studies Foundation.

Born in Manresa, 1960.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since April 2020. She is also member of the Audit and Control Committee since January 2024, member of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024 and chairwoman of the Sustainability Committee since December 2024.

Degree in Law from the UNED. In 1985, she joined the Special Management Division (Spanish Ministry of Finance) after completing the corresponding countrywide examination. In 1986, she joined the Body of Spanish Finance Inspectors. She is an auditor and member of the Official Register of Auditors.

She held various positions in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance, in her capacity as inspector of State Finance, primarily the following: unit chief in the Special Delegation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1987-1993), chief of the Unit of International Taxation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1994-1997), deputy regional chief of the AEAT of Catalonia (1997-2001) and deputy Head of International Taxation and Taxation of Non-residents in the National Inspection Office (2001-2007).

She was also the delegate of Spain in the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (1995-2007) and vice-president of the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum (2002-2007). Likewise, she has participated in several consulting projects in various Latin American countries.

In 2007, she joined KPMG, a firm where she held various positions until September 2020, such as Transfer Pricing partner, Tax and Legal partner of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, and partner responsible for International Taxation and M&A of KPMG Abogados España. She was also a member of the Board of Directors, and of the Audit and Risk Committee and of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of KPMG Spain. From 2009 to 2014, she was the lead partner of the Transfer Pricing Area in Europe.

She is currently an independent director of Meliá Hotels International, S.A., chairwoman of its Audit Committee and member of its Appointments, Remunerations and Sustainability Committee. She also is independent director of Europastry, S.A., independent director of Italfarmaco España S.A. and chairwoman of the Tax Compliance Committee of Cellnex Telecom, S.A.

She is on the list of independent experts to be a member of the Expert Advisory Group to the European convention on international commercial arbitration, having participated in several international arbitration cases. She is a member of the Legal Committee of Foment del Treball, of the Spanish Directors’ Association (AED) and of the Women Corporate Directorate (WCD) foundation, of which she was co-chair of the Spanish Chapter. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the International University of Catalonia, a visiting scholar at ESADE, a lecturer on the Specialisation Course for Directors at Sagardoy Business and Law School, and a regular speaker at events related to corporate governance.

She has participated in multiple programs and seminars, and she is the author of various publications on tax matters, including Convenios Fiscales. She has received various awards and distinctions and has been on the list of “Best Lawyers” in Spain list and has been recognised at the Chambers Europe Awards. She was also voted Best Lawyer in Spain by Economist & Iuris (2017) and received the Alumni Award from the International University of Catalonia (2019).

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

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. Since January 2025, he is General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and also 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.

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.

Born in Manresa, 1942.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa” and its Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa and its Executive Committee. Mr Fainé Casas is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “la Caixa” Research Institute Foundation, Honorary Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Deputy Chairman of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.  and Special Advisor to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.

He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Barcelona, an International Senior Managers Program certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a Diploma in Senior Management from the IESE Business School. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Finance and an Emeritus Fellow of the European Royal Academy of Doctorate Holders.

Mr Fainé Casas began his professional banking career as an investment manager for Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed general manager of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management posts in financial entities: Head of Personnel at Banca Riva y García (1973), director and general manager of Banca Jover (1974) and general manager of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982, he joined “la Caixa” as Deputy Executive General Manager, subsequently taking on various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed executive deputy CEO and, in 1999, CEO of the bank, which he took over as chairman from June 2007 until June 2014. Mr Fainé Casas was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. from 2011 until his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors in 2016. He was also a director of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 until October 2020.

He currently holds the chairmanship of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas) and the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) and the chairmanship of the Social and Philanthropic Council of the WSBI-ESBG.

He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives (CEDE) and the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences and founder of the Financial Circle. He is a member of various boards of trustees of private and public entities of recognised prestige. He has also received numerous official distinctions and professional awards nationally and internationally.

Born in Pamplona, 1949.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). He is member of its Executive Committee since 2019, Chairman of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee since May 2019 and member of the referred Committee since its creation in 2014.

Graduate in Law by the University of Navarre, where he was assistant lecturer in Tax Law during the school years 1972-1973 and 1973-1974. He has been an attorney at the M.I. Colegio de Abogados de Pamplona since 1974 and founding partner since 1997 of the law firm Asiáin, Jiménez & Arredondo, specialized in civil and commercial matters, in which he currently practices.

In 1974, he was appointed, previous public examination, legal counsel to Navarra County Council, where, until 1979, he attended to matters of legal counsel and was delegate in the concessionary company of the Navarra Motorway. He was Legal Counsel to the Parliament of Navarra (1979-1983).

In 1980, he was appointed legal advisor of the Negotiating Commission of Reintegration and Enhancement of the Regional Government of Navarra. In 1983, he became, previous a merit-based competition, legal advisor to the Government of Navarra, a position he held until 1984.

Mr. Asiáin has been vice-president (1984-1991) and minister of the Presidency (1984-1987), in addition to Regional Economy and Treasury Minister (1987-1991) in the Government of Navarra. While holding these positions, he chaired the Board of Cooperation with the Spanish State, the Board for the Transfer of Powers, the Economic and Social Council, and the commission responsible for negotiating the current Economic Treaty with the Spanish state, on whose Arbitration Board he has been representing Navarre since 2003.

He has belonged, holding different positions, to the Board of Directors of Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros, Seguros de Navarra, S.A. and Banca Cívica, S.A, among other companies.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A., in representation of Fundación Caja Navarra (2012-2013).

Mr. Asiáin Ayala has been a speaker at various conferences and on a number of courses and has been published in legal and economic journals such as “Revista Jurídica de Navarra”, “Papeles de Economía Española” and “Economía Pública”.

Born in Seville, 1971.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Audit and Control Committee since its creation in 2014 and chairman of the referred Committee since December 2018 until November 2022. Member of the Executive Committee since its creation in July 2019.

Graduated in Law from the University of Seville. He holds several Master’s degrees in Management of Real Estate Companies, an Undergraduate Degree in Senior Business Management and in Senior Management of Leading Companies, from the San Telmo International Institute.

He began his professional career in the corporate sector, assuming management and executive positions in the Boards of Directors of the companies of the Grupo Vimac (2001-2009), focused on the construction of railway infrastructures and civil work.

In 2009 he joined the Cajasol Business Corporation as executive vice-president, assuming the responsibility of coordination and organization of the Group’s industrial portfolio.

In 2011 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Banca Cívica, a company where he was also a member of the Executive Committee, of the Audit and Control Committee and of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Caser Seguros, S.A. (2009-2013), a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of Deóleo, S.A. (2011-2012), vice-president of the Fundación Cajasol and director of the European Bank of Finances (2010-2018), where he was appointed vice-president in 2012. He was also president of the Audit Commission of the European Bank of Finances since its foundation (2016).

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hidralia, Gestión Integral de Aguas de Andalucía, S.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Cetursa Sierra Nevada, S.A. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association of Directors (Asociación Española de Directivos, “AED”) and Chairman of its Board in Andalucia.

He is a member of the Distinguished Bar Association of Seville. 

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.

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

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. Since January 2025, he is General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and also 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.

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.

Born in Madrid, 1972.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since January 2021 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

Graduated in Business Administration and Management from the Complutense University of Madrid and completed the IESE Business School’s General Management Program (PDG) in 2014. Has completed various specialist programmes in capital markets and investment. He has contributed to various IESE Business School publications and is a regular contributor to various specialised media in the insurance sector.

His entire career has been spent in the financial and insurance industry. He began his professional career in the Finance Department of the US insurer Chubb Insurance Company. In 2002 he joined the American International Group (AIG), where he held various positions in Madrid and Paris within the Financial Lines Department. In 2009 he joined Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate risk insurance company of the Allianz Group, as Head of Financial Lines for Spain, Portugal and Latin America. In 2013 he was appointed deputy CEO for Spain and Portugal. In 2014 he was appointed member of the European Regional Management Council and CEO of the company, positions he held until 2020.

He was a member of the Allianz Mentors Panel and has played an active role in various volunteer initiatives including programmes of organisations such as Junior Achievement, the Adecco Foundation and Plan International Spain.

Since July 2022, he is a member of the Board of Directors of VidaCaixa, S.A.U.

Born in Seville, 1971.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Audit and Control Committee since its creation in 2014 and chairman of the referred Committee since December 2018 until November 2022. Member of the Executive Committee since its creation in July 2019.

Graduated in Law from the University of Seville. He holds several Master’s degrees in Management of Real Estate Companies, an Undergraduate Degree in Senior Business Management and in Senior Management of Leading Companies, from the San Telmo International Institute.

He began his professional career in the corporate sector, assuming management and executive positions in the Boards of Directors of the companies of the Grupo Vimac (2001-2009), focused on the construction of railway infrastructures and civil work.

In 2009 he joined the Cajasol Business Corporation as executive vice-president, assuming the responsibility of coordination and organization of the Group’s industrial portfolio.

In 2011 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Banca Cívica, a company where he was also a member of the Executive Committee, of the Audit and Control Committee and of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Caser Seguros, S.A. (2009-2013), a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of Deóleo, S.A. (2011-2012), vice-president of the Fundación Cajasol and director of the European Bank of Finances (2010-2018), where he was appointed vice-president in 2012. He was also president of the Audit Commission of the European Bank of Finances since its foundation (2016).

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hidralia, Gestión Integral de Aguas de Andalucía, S.A. and member of the Board of Directors of Cetursa Sierra Nevada, S.A. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association of Directors (Asociación Española de Directivos, “AED”) and Chairman of its Board in Andalucia.

He is a member of the Distinguished Bar Association of Seville. 

Born in Barcelona, 1951.

Since May 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Audit and Control Committee since May 2019. Trustee of the Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since June 2014.

Degree in Economics and Business Management from the University of Barcelona.

He is executive chairman of the consulting company INEO CORPORATE.

He began his professional career as an economist, lecturing in Industrial Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1980-1987). He was member of parliament in the Cortes Generales, economic spokesperson for the Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (CiU) (1986-1999) and chairman of the Industry and Energy Committee of the Congress of Deputies. He was elected Councilor in the City Council of Barcelona (1995-1999) and between 2001 and 2003 he was counsellor 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 his private career, he has held the role of 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), director of the metallurgical company La Farga Group and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institut Guttmann Foundation.

He was appointed general counsellor for the Assembly of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” on behalf of the City Council of Barcelona, member of the Board of Directors of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” and trustee of the ”la Caixa” Foundation from 2012 to 2014. He has also been a board member of VidaCaixa since July 2013.

He is currently vice-chairman of the company Inmo Criteria Caixa. He is a board member and advisor for several companies.

He is chairman of the University Advisory Board of the UIC, member of the Círculo de Economía, president of the Spanish Committee of the LECE (European League of Economic Cooperation), and president of the Change to Grow (C2G) association.

Born in Manresa, 1960.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since April 2020. She is also member of the Audit and Control Committee since January 2024, member of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024 and chairwoman of the Sustainability Committee since December 2024.

Degree in Law from the UNED. In 1985, she joined the Special Management Division (Spanish Ministry of Finance) after completing the corresponding countrywide examination. In 1986, she joined the Body of Spanish Finance Inspectors. She is an auditor and member of the Official Register of Auditors.

She held various positions in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance, in her capacity as inspector of State Finance, primarily the following: unit chief in the Special Delegation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1987-1993), chief of the Unit of International Taxation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1994-1997), deputy regional chief of the AEAT of Catalonia (1997-2001) and deputy Head of International Taxation and Taxation of Non-residents in the National Inspection Office (2001-2007).

She was also the delegate of Spain in the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (1995-2007) and vice-president of the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum (2002-2007). Likewise, she has participated in several consulting projects in various Latin American countries.

In 2007, she joined KPMG, a firm where she held various positions until September 2020, such as Transfer Pricing partner, Tax and Legal partner of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, and partner responsible for International Taxation and M&A of KPMG Abogados España. She was also a member of the Board of Directors, and of the Audit and Risk Committee and of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of KPMG Spain. From 2009 to 2014, she was the lead partner of the Transfer Pricing Area in Europe.

She is currently an independent director of Meliá Hotels International, S.A., chairwoman of its Audit Committee and member of its Appointments, Remunerations and Sustainability Committee. She also is independent director of Europastry, S.A., independent director of Italfarmaco España S.A. and chairwoman of the Tax Compliance Committee of Cellnex Telecom, S.A.

She is on the list of independent experts to be a member of the Expert Advisory Group to the European convention on international commercial arbitration, having participated in several international arbitration cases. She is a member of the Legal Committee of Foment del Treball, of the Spanish Directors’ Association (AED) and of the Women Corporate Directorate (WCD) foundation, of which she was co-chair of the Spanish Chapter. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the International University of Catalonia, a visiting scholar at ESADE, a lecturer on the Specialisation Course for Directors at Sagardoy Business and Law School, and a regular speaker at events related to corporate governance.

She has participated in multiple programs and seminars, and she is the author of various publications on tax matters, including Convenios Fiscales. She has received various awards and distinctions and has been on the list of “Best Lawyers” in Spain list and has been recognised at the Chambers Europe Awards. She was also voted Best Lawyer in Spain by Economist & Iuris (2017) and received the Alumni Award from the International University of Catalonia (2019).

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

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. Since January 2025, he is General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and also 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.

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.

Born in Pamplona, 1949.

Since July 2012, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). He is member of its Executive Committee since 2019, Chairman of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee since May 2019 and member of the referred Committee since its creation in 2014.

Graduate in Law by the University of Navarre, where he was assistant lecturer in Tax Law during the school years 1972-1973 and 1973-1974. He has been an attorney at the M.I. Colegio de Abogados de Pamplona since 1974 and founding partner since 1997 of the law firm Asiáin, Jiménez & Arredondo, specialized in civil and commercial matters, in which he currently practices.

In 1974, he was appointed, previous public examination, legal counsel to Navarra County Council, where, until 1979, he attended to matters of legal counsel and was delegate in the concessionary company of the Navarra Motorway. He was Legal Counsel to the Parliament of Navarra (1979-1983).

In 1980, he was appointed legal advisor of the Negotiating Commission of Reintegration and Enhancement of the Regional Government of Navarra. In 1983, he became, previous a merit-based competition, legal advisor to the Government of Navarra, a position he held until 1984.

Mr. Asiáin has been vice-president (1984-1991) and minister of the Presidency (1984-1987), in addition to Regional Economy and Treasury Minister (1987-1991) in the Government of Navarra. While holding these positions, he chaired the Board of Cooperation with the Spanish State, the Board for the Transfer of Powers, the Economic and Social Council, and the commission responsible for negotiating the current Economic Treaty with the Spanish state, on whose Arbitration Board he has been representing Navarre since 2003.

He has belonged, holding different positions, to the Board of Directors of Caja de Ahorros de Navarra, Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros, Seguros de Navarra, S.A. and Banca Cívica, S.A, among other companies.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A., in representation of Fundación Caja Navarra (2012-2013).

Mr. Asiáin Ayala has been a speaker at various conferences and on a number of courses and has been published in legal and economic journals such as “Revista Jurídica de Navarra”, “Papeles de Economía Española” and “Economía Pública”.

Born in Barcelona, 1944.

Member of the Board of Directors of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. since April 2020 and of its Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from December 2024.

He holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona. He became a State Attorney (1972).

He has been Government delegate for the Port Authority of Barcelona and chairman of the Board of Directors of Títulos Barcelona, S.A. (SIM), Túnel del Cadí, S.A. and Dromogest, S.A. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Enagas, S.A., Gas Madrid, S.A., Torras Domenech, S.A. and Banco Herrero, S.A.

He has been deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona (1979-1991); first deputy chairman (1990-1991) and second deputy chairman (1992-2000) of the Board of Directors of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”; member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. (1993-2020 and 2021-2025), member of its Audit Committee (1993–2020) and member of its Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee (2021-2025); deputy chairman of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Foundation (2000-2002); member of the Board of Directors (1993-2003), member of the Executive Committee (1999-2003) and member of the Audit and Control Committee (2002-2003) of ACESA; deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of its Executive Committee of Saba Aparcamientos, S.A.; trustee of Óscar Tusquets Blanca Foundation; member of the Board of Directors of Unión Fenosa, S.A.; trustee of Fundació Nou Mil·lenni; and secretary of the Board of Directors of Abertis Telecom, S.A. (2004-2011).

He is currently partner and administrator of Bufete Alcántara, S.L.P. He is also secretary of the Board of Directors of UPCNET, Serveis d’Accés a Internet de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, S.L.U., of the Board of Directors of ITHINKUPC, S.L.U. and of the Board of Directors of Vila Universitària, S.L. He is also secretary of the Board of Trustees of Politècnica de Catalunya Foundation and of the Board of Trustees of Factor Humà Foundation.

Born in Châlons-sûr-Marne, 1951.

Since October 2011, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from July 2019 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

ESTP Engineer (1976) and holder of a master’s degree in Economics (Sorbonne, 1980). Graduate from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (1980) and of AMP from Harvard Business School (1988).

Joined Degrémont in 1978 and in 1989 was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Degrémont Spain. In 1992, he became Chief Executive Officer of Dumez Copisa Spain. He was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Aguas de Barcelona in June 1996.

He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Lyonnaise des Eaux South America and Chief Operating Officer of SUEZ for South America in 1997. He served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Degrémont in 2000 and, in 2004, he became deputy CEO of SUEZ (currently Engie) and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ Environnement (currently SUEZ). He served as CEO of SUEZ (Engie) from July 2008 until May 2019, when he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of SUEZ (Engie), a position he held until May 2020.

He is also deputy chairman of the French Chinese Committee since June 2021. Since 2007 he chaired the Delegation of French CEOs for France-Arabian Peninsula of MEDEF International (French Business Association), becoming the chairman of the France-Algeria Business Council in October 2017. Since October 2016, he is the head of the Board of Governors of the University of Technology of Compiègne. In January 2017, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Kaufman & Broad. Since November 2017 he is member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Responsible Capitalism. In October 2018 he was appointed as deputy chairman of SIBAC (Seoul International Business Advisory Council). He was a member of the CMIA (Chongqin Mayor’s International Economic Advisory Board) until May 2020.

Since January 2019 he is the chairman of the CSF Transformation et Valorisation des Déchets and special advisor of Accuracy since July 2019. He is also chairman of the Project “Mainstream” leaded by the Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation.

He is an Officer of the French Légion d’Honneur.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since December 2013. She was member of the Executive Committee since its creation in March 2019 until March 2020. She was member of the Audit and Control Committee of CriteriaCaixa since its creation in 2014 until March 2020 and chairwoman of said Committee until December 2018. She is member of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of CriteriaCaixa since its creation in 2014, being chairwoman of this Committee until May 2019.

Graduated in Economics and Business Studies with A Grade Cum Laude, from the Central University of Barcelona (Extraordinary Prize).

Member of the Stock Exchange, acting as agent in Barcelona (1982-1989).

Member of the Board of Directors of the Barcelona Stock Exchange (1989-1990). She was also member of the Madrid Stock Exchange (1990-1995).

She acts as notary in Madrid since the year 2000.

She was a member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaCorp, S.A. (now CaixaBank, S.A.) since its entry to the Stock Exchange (October 2007) and of its Executive Committee since its creation (May 2009). She was a member of the Board of Directors of CaixaBank, S.A. and chairwoman of its Appointments and Remuneration Committee until December 2013.

She is currently trustee of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”, Banking Foundation since May 2018. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., of its Audit and Control Committee since March 2020 and of the Sustainability Committee since February 2022.

She is also a qualified auditor, member of the Spanish Directors’ Association (AED), of the International Women´s Forum, of the Business Council Alliance for Latin America (CEAPI) and of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD).

She is full member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences since October 2006.

She is Chairwoman of the Civic Panel, trustee of the Rojas Estapé Foundation and of the CIMA Foundation. She also works with several charitable organizations.

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

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. Since January 2025, he is General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and also 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.

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.

Born in Manresa, 1960.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since April 2020. She is also member of the Audit and Control Committee since January 2024, member of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024 and chairwoman of the Sustainability Committee since December 2024.

Degree in Law from the UNED. In 1985, she joined the Special Management Division (Spanish Ministry of Finance) after completing the corresponding countrywide examination. In 1986, she joined the Body of Spanish Finance Inspectors. She is an auditor and member of the Official Register of Auditors.

She held various positions in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance, in her capacity as inspector of State Finance, primarily the following: unit chief in the Special Delegation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1987-1993), chief of the Unit of International Taxation of the AEAT of Catalonia (1994-1997), deputy regional chief of the AEAT of Catalonia (1997-2001) and deputy Head of International Taxation and Taxation of Non-residents in the National Inspection Office (2001-2007).

She was also the delegate of Spain in the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (1995-2007) and vice-president of the EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum (2002-2007). Likewise, she has participated in several consulting projects in various Latin American countries.

In 2007, she joined KPMG, a firm where she held various positions until September 2020, such as Transfer Pricing partner, Tax and Legal partner of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, and partner responsible for International Taxation and M&A of KPMG Abogados España. She was also a member of the Board of Directors, and of the Audit and Risk Committee and of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee of KPMG Spain. From 2009 to 2014, she was the lead partner of the Transfer Pricing Area in Europe.

She is currently an independent director of Meliá Hotels International, S.A., chairwoman of its Audit Committee and member of its Appointments, Remunerations and Sustainability Committee. She also is independent director of Europastry, S.A., independent director of Italfarmaco España S.A. and chairwoman of the Tax Compliance Committee of Cellnex Telecom, S.A.

She is on the list of independent experts to be a member of the Expert Advisory Group to the European convention on international commercial arbitration, having participated in several international arbitration cases. She is a member of the Legal Committee of Foment del Treball, of the Spanish Directors’ Association (AED) and of the Women Corporate Directorate (WCD) foundation, of which she was co-chair of the Spanish Chapter. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the International University of Catalonia, a visiting scholar at ESADE, a lecturer on the Specialisation Course for Directors at Sagardoy Business and Law School, and a regular speaker at events related to corporate governance.

She has participated in multiple programs and seminars, and she is the author of various publications on tax matters, including Convenios Fiscales. She has received various awards and distinctions and has been on the list of “Best Lawyers” in Spain list and has been recognised at the Chambers Europe Awards. She was also voted Best Lawyer in Spain by Economist & Iuris (2017) and received the Alumni Award from the International University of Catalonia (2019).

Born in Châlons-sûr-Marne, 1951.

Since October 2011, member of the Board of Directors of Criteria CaixaHolding, a company merged with Servihabitat XXI in December 2013, when he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the current company CriteriaCaixa (the company arisen from the merger). Member of the Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from July 2019 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

ESTP Engineer (1976) and holder of a master’s degree in Economics (Sorbonne, 1980). Graduate from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris (1980) and of AMP from Harvard Business School (1988).

Joined Degrémont in 1978 and in 1989 was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Degrémont Spain. In 1992, he became Chief Executive Officer of Dumez Copisa Spain. He was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Aguas de Barcelona in June 1996.

He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Lyonnaise des Eaux South America and Chief Operating Officer of SUEZ for South America in 1997. He served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Degrémont in 2000 and, in 2004, he became deputy CEO of SUEZ (currently Engie) and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ Environnement (currently SUEZ). He served as CEO of SUEZ (Engie) from July 2008 until May 2019, when he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of SUEZ (Engie), a position he held until May 2020.

He is also deputy chairman of the French Chinese Committee since June 2021. Since 2007 he chaired the Delegation of French CEOs for France-Arabian Peninsula of MEDEF International (French Business Association), becoming the chairman of the France-Algeria Business Council in October 2017. Since October 2016, he is the head of the Board of Governors of the University of Technology of Compiègne. In January 2017, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Kaufman & Broad. Since November 2017 he is member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Responsible Capitalism. In October 2018 he was appointed as deputy chairman of SIBAC (Seoul International Business Advisory Council). He was a member of the CMIA (Chongqin Mayor’s International Economic Advisory Board) until May 2020.

Since January 2019 he is the chairman of the CSF Transformation et Valorisation des Déchets and special advisor of Accuracy since July 2019. He is also chairman of the Project “Mainstream” leaded by the Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation.

He is an Officer of the French Légion d’Honneur.

Born in Madrid, 1972.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa since January 2021 and of the Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024.

Graduated in Business Administration and Management from the Complutense University of Madrid and completed the IESE Business School’s General Management Program (PDG) in 2014. Has completed various specialist programmes in capital markets and investment. He has contributed to various IESE Business School publications and is a regular contributor to various specialised media in the insurance sector.

His entire career has been spent in the financial and insurance industry. He began his professional career in the Finance Department of the US insurer Chubb Insurance Company. In 2002 he joined the American International Group (AIG), where he held various positions in Madrid and Paris within the Financial Lines Department. In 2009 he joined Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the corporate risk insurance company of the Allianz Group, as Head of Financial Lines for Spain, Portugal and Latin America. In 2013 he was appointed deputy CEO for Spain and Portugal. In 2014 he was appointed member of the European Regional Management Council and CEO of the company, positions he held until 2020.

He was a member of the Allianz Mentors Panel and has played an active role in various volunteer initiatives including programmes of organisations such as Junior Achievement, the Adecco Foundation and Plan International Spain.

Since July 2022, he is a member of the Board of Directors of VidaCaixa, S.A.U.

Born in Ledesma of Soria in 1951.

Member of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaxia since February 2019 and of its Sustainability Committee since its constitution in October 2024. She is trustee of Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa” since December 2016, member of its Audit Committee since February 2019 and chairwoman of the said Committee since February 2022.

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 trustee 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, holding different management posts afterwards, 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, acting as vice-chairwoman and as member of the Governing Council until 2022.

She is currently vice-chairwoman of the Financial Studies Foundation.

Born in Tarragona in 1959.

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. Since January 2025, he is General Manager of ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

He holds a Graduate in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona (1981) and also 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.

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.