María Dolores Dancausa

María Dolores Dancausa Treviño (born 1959) is a Spanish executive. She is the current CEO of Bankinter, a position she has held since 2010.

María Dolores Dancausa
Born
María Dolores Dancausa Treviño

1959
NationalitySpanish
Alma materColegio Universitario San Pablo CEU
OccupationCEO of Bankinter

Early life and education

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Dancausa holds a degree in Law from the Colegio Universitario San Pablo CEU. She participated in several management programmes at Harvard Business School and completed an Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.

Career

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Dancausa began her career at Banco Exterior de España before joining Bankinter.[1] She was appointed as CEO of Linea Directa Aseguradora in 2008, becoming the first female CEO in the auto insurance sector.[2] In October 2010, she was appointed as CEO of Bankinter. At the time she was the only woman leading an IBEX 35 company.[1] During her time in office, Bankinter purchased Barclays’ Portugal-based non-core assets for about 175 million euros in 2015.[3]

Other activities

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  • Acciona, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)[4]
  • Esure, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2013-2018)

Recognition

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In 2013, Dancausa was chosen by Forbes as the best CEO in Spain. In 2016, she finished third.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MARÍA DOLORES DANCAUSA TREVIÑO -Abogada y Gestora de Empresa-". Burgospedia, la enciclopedia del conocimiento burgalés. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ^ "CURRÍCULUM DE LA CONSEJERA DELEGADA - Línea Directa Aseguradora". www.lineadirecta.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  3. ^ Rama Venkat Raman (2 September 2015), Barclays sells Portugal assets to Spain's Bankinter for 175 million euros Reuters.
  4. ^ Board of Directors Acciona.
  5. ^ "CEO | Bankinter Communication Room". saladecomunicacion.bankinter.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.