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                    <title>David Conde, New Country Manager of BBVA Switzerland</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed David Conde as Country Manager of BBVA Switzerland. Conde joined the bank 30 years ago and until now was Director of the Retail and High-Value Client Segments at BBVA Spain. This appointment is subject to the corresponding regulatory approvals.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed David Conde as Country Manager of BBVA Switzerland. Conde joined the bank 30 years ago and until now was Director of the Retail and High-Value Client Segments at BBVA Spain. This appointment is subject to the corresponding regulatory approvals.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA names Antonio Bravo as Global Head of Data</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-names-antonio-bravo-as-global-head-of-data/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed Antonio Bravo as the Global Head of Data. He will replace Ricardo Martín Manjón, who’s leaving the bank to embark on new professional projects.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed Antonio Bravo as the Global Head of Data. He will replace Ricardo Martín Manjón, who’s leaving the bank to embark on new professional projects.]]>
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                    <title>Mahmut Akten, appointed CEO of Garanti BBVA</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/mahmut-akten-appointed-ceo-of-garanti-bbva/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/mahmut-akten/">Mahmut Akten</a>, currently the Head of Corporate, Investment Banking and Global Markets at Garanti BBVA, will become CEO of the bank and Country Manager of BBVA in Turkey, replacing <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/recep-ba%C5%9Ftu%C4%9F-704a8a220/overlay/about-this-profile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recep Baştuğ</a>, who is stepping down following an extensive career of more than three decades with the organization. The appointment will be effective following the completion of the regulatory approvals.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/mahmut-akten/">Mahmut Akten</a>, currently the Head of Corporate, Investment Banking and Global Markets at Garanti BBVA, will become CEO of the bank and Country Manager of BBVA in Turkey, replacing <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/recep-ba%C5%9Ftu%C4%9F-704a8a220/overlay/about-this-profile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recep Baştuğ</a>, who is stepping down following an extensive career of more than three decades with the organization. The appointment will be effective following the completion of the regulatory approvals.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA names Luisa Gómez Bravo as CFO and Javier Rodríguez Soler as Head of Sustainability and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-names-luisa-gomez-bravo-as-cfo-and-javier-rodriguez-soler-as-head-of-sustainability-and-corporate-investment-banking-cib/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Luisa Gómez Bravo will be the new CFO of the BBVA Group. She currently is the Global Head of Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (CIB), the group’s wholesale banking unit. Gómez Bravo will replace Rafael Salinas Martínez de Lecea, who is stepping down from his executive duties after a successful career with the bank spanning over three decades. He will continue to be involved with the Group as a board member of Garanti BBVA. Furthermore, the current Head of Sustainability, Javier Rodríguez Soler, takes on the additional role of Head of CIB.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Luisa Gómez Bravo will be the new CFO of the BBVA Group. She currently is the Global Head of Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (CIB), the group’s wholesale banking unit. Gómez Bravo will replace Rafael Salinas Martínez de Lecea, who is stepping down from his executive duties after a successful career with the bank spanning over three decades. He will continue to be involved with the Group as a board member of Garanti BBVA. Furthermore, the current Head of Sustainability, Javier Rodríguez Soler, takes on the additional role of Head of CIB.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA creates a new global area of Sustainability, led by Javier Rodríguez Soler</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-creates-a-new-global-area-of-sustainability-led-by-javier-rodriguez-soler/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA gives a new boost to its strategy, promoting sustainability to the highest level of the organization. Javier Rodríguez Soler, current country manager in the U.S., will head the new area, which aims to make BBVA the leading bank for clients in sustainability solutions. Separately, Jaime Sáenz de Tejada (CFO) and Rafael Salinas (CRO) are exchanging responsibilities.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA gives a new boost to its strategy, promoting sustainability to the highest level of the organization. Javier Rodríguez Soler, current country manager in the U.S., will head the new area, which aims to make BBVA the leading bank for clients in sustainability solutions. Separately, Jaime Sáenz de Tejada (CFO) and Rafael Salinas (CRO) are exchanging responsibilities.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA leads the implementation of Agile methodologies in Spanish companies</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-leads-the-implementation-of-agile-methodologies-in-spanish-companies/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                            <![CDATA[It´s been found that 62.5 percent of organizations with more than 50,000 employees are already working in an Agile way, according to the Agile Maturity Index report. In collaboration with Workday, Opinno consultancy presented its conclusions of an analysis of 600 companies (260 Spanish) from various countries. BBVA, a pioneer in incorporating agile work forms in Spain, is positioned as a benchmark for success in its implementation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[It´s been found that 62.5 percent of organizations with more than 50,000 employees are already working in an Agile way, according to the Agile Maturity Index report. In collaboration with Workday, Opinno consultancy presented its conclusions of an analysis of 600 companies (260 Spanish) from various countries. BBVA, a pioneer in incorporating agile work forms in Spain, is positioned as a benchmark for success in its implementation.]]>
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                    <title>Mario Pardo appointed new CEO of BBVA in Colombia</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/mario-pardo-appointed-new-ceo-of-bbva-in-colombia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[alberto.oyarzo]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has named Mario Pardo Bayona the new CEO of BBVA in Colombia. He will replace Óscar Cabrera, who is leaving the Group to take on new personal and professional challenges, following a successful career in both Spain and Latin America.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has named Mario Pardo Bayona the new CEO of BBVA in Colombia. He will replace Óscar Cabrera, who is leaving the Group to take on new personal and professional challenges, following a successful career in both Spain and Latin America.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA fosters diversity at its Board with three new appointments</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-fosters-diversity-at-its-board-with-three-new-appointments/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is to propose at the Annual General Meeting the appointments of Ana Revenga, Raúl Galamba and Carlos Salazar as new board members. With this announcement, BBVA fosters diversity of its highest decision-making governing body in several areas: female board members will now account for a third of the Board, meeting the goal set for 2020; and foreign board members will represent 40 percent. Areas of knowledge as relevant as sustainability will also be reinforced, especially from a social and aid development standpoint, as well as the global financial system and the Mexican financial sector, in particular. Following these changes, the Board will have two thirds of independent members.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is to propose at the Annual General Meeting the appointments of Ana Revenga, Raúl Galamba and Carlos Salazar as new board members. With this announcement, BBVA fosters diversity of its highest decision-making governing body in several areas: female board members will now account for a third of the Board, meeting the goal set for 2020; and foreign board members will represent 40 percent. Areas of knowledge as relevant as sustainability will also be reinforced, especially from a social and aid development standpoint, as well as the global financial system and the Mexican financial sector, in particular. Following these changes, the Board will have two thirds of independent members.]]>
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                    <title>Ignacio Carnicero named as BBVA USA Chief Risk Officer</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/ignacio-carnicero-named-as-bbva-usa-chief-risk-officer/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.bbvausa.com">BBVA USA</a> said that <a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/our-company/leadership/ignacio-carnicero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ignacio J. Carnicero</a> is its new Chief Risk Officer, responsible for the bank’s enterprise risk management program, in news that was first announced to employees in early October 2019.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.bbvausa.com">BBVA USA</a> said that <a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/our-company/leadership/ignacio-carnicero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ignacio J. Carnicero</a> is its new Chief Risk Officer, responsible for the bank’s enterprise risk management program, in news that was first announced to employees in early October 2019.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA names Peio Belausteguigoitia as head of BBVA Spain</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-names-peio-belausteguigoitia-as-head-of-bbva-spain/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/peio-belausteguigoitia/"><strong>Peio Belausteguigoitia</strong></a> as head of BBVA Spain, replacing <strong>Cristina de Parias</strong>, who leaves her executive duties after a successful career of more than three decades both inside and outside BBVA. Cristina de Parias will remain involved with the Group as she will join the board of BBVA’s subsidiary in Mexico, once the necessary approvals have been obtained.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has appointed <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/biography/peio-belausteguigoitia/"><strong>Peio Belausteguigoitia</strong></a> as head of BBVA Spain, replacing <strong>Cristina de Parias</strong>, who leaves her executive duties after a successful career of more than three decades both inside and outside BBVA. Cristina de Parias will remain involved with the Group as she will join the board of BBVA’s subsidiary in Mexico, once the necessary approvals have been obtained.]]>
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