Banco Santander's CEO is Hector Grisi Checa, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is €9.49M, comprised of 33.2% salary and 66.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.02% of the company’s shares, worth $36.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.4 years and 10.5 years respectively.
Key information
Hector Grisi Checa
Chief executive officer
€9.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
33.20%
CEO tenure
3.4yrs
CEO ownership
0.02%
Management average tenure
9.4yrs
Board average tenure
10.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Hector Grisi Checa's remuneration changed compared to Banco Santander's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
€12b
Dec 31 2025
€9m
€3m
€12b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€13b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€13b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€11b
Dec 31 2024
€9m
€3m
€11b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€11b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€11b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
€11b
Dec 31 2023
€8m
n/a
€10b
Compensation vs Market: Hector's total compensation ($USD11.02M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD4.94M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Hector's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Hector Grisi Checa (60 yo)
3.4yrs
Tenure
€9,488,690
Compensation
Mr. Hector Blas Grisi Checa serves as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Banco Santander, S.A. since January 01, 2023. He served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Fina...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Ana de Sautuola y O'Shea
Executive Chair
37.3yrs
€11.98m
0.23% $ 420.4m
Hector Grisi Checa
Group CEO & Executive Director
3.4yrs
€9.49m
0.020% $ 36.1m
Jose Garcia-Cantera
Senior EVP & Group CFO
11.4yrs
no data
0.020% $ 35.6m
Juan Olaizola Bartolome
Senior EVP and Group Chief Operating & Technology Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Kamran Butt
Chief Investment Officer & Head of Product
2yrs
no data
no data
Manuel Antonio Amaral Preto
Group Senior EVP & Chief Accounting Officer
less than a year
no data
no data
Jose Linares Perou
Senior EVP and Global Head of Corporate & Investment Banking
9.4yrs
no data
0.0069% $ 12.3m
Begona Morenes
Global Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Jaime Perez Renovales
Senior EVP
10.8yrs
no data
0.0078% $ 13.9m
David Hazell
Group Senior EVP & Chief Compliance Officer
2.4yrs
no data
0.00050% $ 896.7k
Juan Manuel Mendez de Vigo
Senior EVP and Group Head of Communications
24.9yrs
no data
0.0085% $ 15.3m
Jose De Mora Gil-Gallardo
Group Senior EVP & Head of Corporate Development & Financial Planning
11.4yrs
no data
0.0064% $ 11.5m
9.4yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SAND's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Ana de Sautuola y O'Shea
Executive Chair
37.3yrs
€11.98m
0.23% $ 420.4m
Hector Grisi Checa
Group CEO & Executive Director
3.4yrs
€9.49m
0.020% $ 36.1m
Glenn Hutchins
Independent Vice Chair & Lead Independent Director
3.5yrs
€700.00k
0.010% $ 18.3m
Francisco D'Souza
Member of International Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Jose Alvarez
Non-Executive Vice Chairman
11.4yrs
€447.34k
0.019% $ 33.8m
George Kurtz
Member of International Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Francisco Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y O'Shea
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
21.9yrs
€137.15k
0.041% $ 73.2m
Sheila Colleen Bair
Member of International Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Belen Garcia
Independent Non-Executive Director
10.5yrs
€580.80k
0.000090% $ 161.4k
Soledad Daurella Comadran
Independent Non-Executive Director
11.3yrs
€313.71k
0.0043% $ 7.8m
Pamela Walkden
Independent Non-Executive Director
6.7yrs
€383.01k
0.00057% $ 1.0m
German de Fuente Escamilla
Independent Director
4.2yrs
€344.32k
0.000070% $ 125.5k
10.5yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SAND's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/04 23:52
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/04 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Banco Santander, S.A. is covered by 36 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.