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                    <title>What is a Shareholders General Meeting?</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders' meeting]]>
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                            <![CDATA[When the shareholders of a corporation hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM), they become constituted as one of the main governing bodies of that company. At the AGM, the shareholders make decisions on the matters placed under their exclusive authority by law in the jurisdiction where the company is established, or by the company’s own internal rules, known as "bylaws." BBVA will hold this year's AGM on March 20, 2028, in Bilbao, Spain.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[When the shareholders of a corporation hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM), they become constituted as one of the main governing bodies of that company. At the AGM, the shareholders make decisions on the matters placed under their exclusive authority by law in the jurisdiction where the company is established, or by the company’s own internal rules, known as "bylaws." BBVA will hold this year's AGM on March 20, 2028, in Bilbao, Spain.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA names Carlos Sanz-Pastor as Global Head of Internal Audit</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-names-carlos-sanz-pastor-as-global-head-of-internal-audit/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed Carlos Sanz-Pastor as Global Head of Internal Audit, replacing Joaquín Gortari Díez, who is leaving the bank following a successful career of 35 years. Meanwhile, Carlos Sanz-Pastor has been part of Internal Audit for more than two decades and, since 2015, was responsible for this unit’s strategy.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed Carlos Sanz-Pastor as Global Head of Internal Audit, replacing Joaquín Gortari Díez, who is leaving the bank following a successful career of 35 years. Meanwhile, Carlos Sanz-Pastor has been part of Internal Audit for more than two decades and, since 2015, was responsible for this unit’s strategy.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Management, including Chairman and CEO, waive their 2020 variable remuneration</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-management-including-chairman-and-ceo-waive-their-2020-variable-remuneration/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate communication]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres Vila and CEO Onur Genç will not collect their variable remuneration for 2020 as a gesture of responsibility in a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, as detailed in the annual remuneration report for BBVA directors. The decision is also a sign of their commitment to their customers, shareholders, employees and society as a whole. Additionally, the bank has updated its remuneration policy for the next three years (2021, 2022 and 2023), which will be presented for approval at the Annual General Meeting.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chairman Carlos Torres Vila and CEO Onur Genç will not collect their variable remuneration for 2020 as a gesture of responsibility in a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, as detailed in the annual remuneration report for BBVA directors. The decision is also a sign of their commitment to their customers, shareholders, employees and society as a whole. Additionally, the bank has updated its remuneration policy for the next three years (2021, 2022 and 2023), which will be presented for approval at the Annual General Meeting.]]>
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                    <title>The importance of ESG in 2020</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-importance-of-esg-in-2020/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Customer satisfaction and protection]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In a year marked by a global pandemic, racial and civil unrest, a depressed economy leading to mass unemployment and a polarizing political landscape, it’s easy to believe that companies should simply be in survival mode and cut straight to the basics of their business.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In a year marked by a global pandemic, racial and civil unrest, a depressed economy leading to mass unemployment and a polarizing political landscape, it’s easy to believe that companies should simply be in survival mode and cut straight to the basics of their business.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA USA 5-Year Strategic Plan –  Pillar No. 4: Operational Excellence</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-5-year-strategic-plan-pillar-no-4-operational-excellence/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 16:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Growth]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Productivity]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Operational excellence provides the foundation upon which the hallmarks of superior performance are built. This is true for companies of all sizes in all industries, and <a href="http://www.bbvausa.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA USA</a> is no exception.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Operational excellence provides the foundation upon which the hallmarks of superior performance are built. This is true for companies of all sizes in all industries, and <a href="http://www.bbvausa.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA USA</a> is no exception.]]>
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                    <title>What is an Annual General Meeting?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/what-is-a-shareholders-general-meeting/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 06:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate communication]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Shareholders' meeting]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Annual General Meeting will be held in Bilbao next Friday, March 13. The shareholder meeting (or AGM) is one of a company’s primary corporate governance vehicles. During the meeting, the company’s owners (the shareholders) ratify decisions on topics determined by law and by the corporate bylaws. The AGM includes particular features that are established by <a href="https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2010-10544">corporate law</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Annual General Meeting will be held in Bilbao next Friday, March 13. The shareholder meeting (or AGM) is one of a company’s primary corporate governance vehicles. During the meeting, the company’s owners (the shareholders) ratify decisions on topics determined by law and by the corporate bylaws. The AGM includes particular features that are established by <a href="https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2010-10544">corporate law</a>.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA releases its annual compensation report for board members</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-releases-its-annual-compensation-report-for-board-members/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Annual reports]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA published its annual compensation report for Board members today, which details how compensation is tied to the bank’s results. The Board also approved a new compensation policy for Board Members for 2019-2021. Both documents will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on March 15, 2019.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA published its annual compensation report for Board members today, which details how compensation is tied to the bank’s results. The Board also approved a new compensation policy for Board Members for 2019-2021. Both documents will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on March 15, 2019.]]>
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                    <title>Francisco González: "The Carlos-Onur duo is going to do extraordinary things"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/francisco-gonzalez-the-carlos-onur-couple-is-going-to-do-extraordinary-things/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Board of directors]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Onur Genç]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Organizational changes]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila, CEO and future executive chairman of BBVA, and Onur Genç, who will take over as CEO and is currently head of BBVA in the U.S., will do “extraordinary things” together with the rest of the BBVA team, said Francisco González, chairman of the Group, speaking at an IESE event in New York.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila, CEO and future executive chairman of BBVA, and Onur Genç, who will take over as CEO and is currently head of BBVA in the U.S., will do “extraordinary things” together with the rest of the BBVA team, said Francisco González, chairman of the Group, speaking at an IESE event in New York.]]>
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                    <title>Francisco González: "BBVA is already thinking of the next five to 10 years"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/francisco-gonzalez-bbva-is-already-thinking-next-five-10-years/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Francisco González Rodríguez]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Board of Directors held this wednesday its monthly meeting in Barcelona. The previous day was taken up by a series of working meetings on the bank’s digital transformation. The Board also went over developments in its franchise in Catalonia and agreed to modify the composition of its committees.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Board of Directors held this wednesday its monthly meeting in Barcelona. The previous day was taken up by a series of working meetings on the bank’s digital transformation. The Board also went over developments in its franchise in Catalonia and agreed to modify the composition of its committees.]]>
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                    <title>A few minutes with BBVA Compass Chief Compliance Officer Celie Niehaus</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/minutes-bbva-compass-chief-compliance-officer-celie-niehaus/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate governance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Ethical Banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://bbva.info/2oLslPd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Compass</a> last week announced that <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/bbva-compass-names-celie-niehaus-chief-compliance-officer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celie Niehaus</a> had been named as its Chief Compliance Officer and newest member of the bank’s management committee. Niehaus has a long history in risk management across multiple financial institutions. We took some time to sit down with her to understand how a largely regulatory function like compliance could contribute to the digital aspirations of a financial institution. As it turns out, compliance, just like banking, is itself in a state of evolution. To find out more, read on.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://bbva.info/2oLslPd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Compass</a> last week announced that <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/bbva-compass-names-celie-niehaus-chief-compliance-officer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celie Niehaus</a> had been named as its Chief Compliance Officer and newest member of the bank’s management committee. Niehaus has a long history in risk management across multiple financial institutions. We took some time to sit down with her to understand how a largely regulatory function like compliance could contribute to the digital aspirations of a financial institution. As it turns out, compliance, just like banking, is itself in a state of evolution. To find out more, read on.]]>
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