As per our current Database, Emilio Botin has been died on 10 September 2014(2014-09-10) (aged 79)\nMadrid, Spain.
When Emilio Botin die, Emilio Botin was 79 years old.
| Popular As | Emilio Botin |
| Occupation | Finance |
| Age | 79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | October 01, 1934 (Spain) |
| Birthday | October 01 |
| Town/City | Spain |
| Nationality | Spain |
Emilio Botin’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Emilio Botin was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He died on 9 September 2014 of a heart attack in Madrid. Botín was survived by his six children and nineteen grandchilden.
