Emilio Botin Net Worth

Emilio Botin was born on October 01, 1934 in Spain. Emilio Botin, a fourth-generation banker, became head of Banco Santander in 1986. The bank posted $7.1 billion in net profits in 2011, a 34.6% drop over the prior year, as the Spanish economy tanked and real estate prices continued to fall. Santander wrote down $2.4 billion in Spanish real estate and $792 million in Portuguese goodwill. Banco Santander has over 13,000 branches worldwide; it also has a presence in the U.S., through Sovereign Bank; and in the UK. An early presence in Latin America, the region now contributes 51% to profits. In 2011, Botin's family paid $264.2 million in penalties to avoid charges of tax evasion, related to a secret Swiss bank account of unknown size. Botin's daughter and heir apparent, Ana Botin, runs Banesto, the bank's retail branch. Botin's great-grandfather discovered the famous Altamira caves in northern Spain in 1879. Emilio enjoys golf, hunting and fishing.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	October 01, 1934
Birth Place	Spain
Age	86 YEARS OLD
Died On	10 September 2014(2014-09-10) (aged 79)\nMadrid, Spain
Birth Sign	Scorpio
Alma mater	University of Deusto
Occupation	Banker
Employer	Santander
Known for	Executive chairman of Grupo Santander
Spouse(s)	Paloma O'Shea
Children	Ana Patricia Botín O'Shea Carmen Botín O'Shea Carolina Botín O'Shea Paloma Botín O'Shea Javier Botín O'Shea Emilio Botín O'Shea
Parent(s)	Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola López Ana García de los Ríos y Caller
Relatives	Jaime Botín (brother)

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Billion

2010 $1.7 Billion

2011 $1.5 Billion

2012 $1.1 Billion

2018 $1.1 Billion

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Biography/Timeline

1903

Botín was born in Santander, Cantabria, on the northern coast of Spain, the eldest of two sons of Emilio Botín y Sanz de Sautuola, born on 18 January 1903, and Ana María García de los Ríos y Caller. After attending as a boarding student the Jesuit school of Colegio de la Inmaculada, in Gijón, he studied Law and Economics at the University of Deusto in Bilbao.

1937

Botín and his family held undisclosed bank accounts in Switzerland since 1937. Those accounts were discovered by the Spanish tax authorities in 2010. Botín and his family voluntarily settled the case, paying a bill of €200 million. In 2012, Spain's High Court dropped a tax evasion probe for these issues, stating that Botín and his family had satisfied Spanish tax authorities with the €200 million settlement.

1986

In 1986 Botín, then aged 52, took over from his Father as President of the Banco de Santander, one of many banks that existed in Spain at the time. Botín was no newcomer to the banking world. His Father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all Bankers.

1988

Botín was married to the Marquise of O'Shea, and they had six children. His daughter Carmen was married to Golfer Seve Ballesteros from 1988 to 2004.

2005

In 2005 Forbes put Emilio Botín's net worth at $1.7 billion. Botín's eldest daughter, Ana Patricia Botín, was the President of Banesto from 2002 to November 2010 and was the CEO of Santander UK from December 2010 until Emilio's death upon which she was elected his successor as President of Grupo Santander.

2012

During his presidency, Banco Santander was named 2012 'Best bank in the world', the third time that the bank had received this award in the past seven years.

2014

He died on 9 September 2014 of a heart attack in Madrid. Botín was survived by his six children and nineteen grandchilden.

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