| Carlos Torres Vila | |
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| Born | (1966-02-24) 24 February 1966 (age 58) Salamanca, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | CEO, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria |
| Term | May 2015- |
| Board member of | Garanti Bank |
Carlos Torres Vila (Born in Salamanca, 24th February 1966) is a Spanish banker. He has been the Chairman of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) since 1 January 2019, replacing Francisco González.
Education
Torres Vila completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at the same university. Torres Vila also holds a law degree from UNED.
Career
Torres Vila began his career at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he became partner in 1997.
Torres Vila was later recruited by Endesa as director of strategy and corporate development, where he was subsequently appointed a member of the steering committee and director of finance/CFO.
In September 2008, Torres Vila joined Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria as director of corporate strategy and development and a member of its management committee.
In March 2014 Torres Vila was appointed as digital banking director, a position that he held until May 2015, when he replaced his predecessor Ángel Cano as president and COO of BBVA in order to accelerate the transformation of the bank.
He was appointed president of BBVA on 29 November 2018, taking office on 1 January 2019.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Member of the Board of Directors
- Garanti BBVA, Member of the Board of Directors
Non-profit organizations
- Endeavor España, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Fundación BBVA, Chairman of the Board
- Institute of International Finance, Member of the Board of Directors
- European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR), Member
- Elcano Royal Institute, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción, Member of the Board of Trustees
References
- "Carlos Torres Vila, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- Neumann, Jeannette. "Spain's BBVA Appoints New President". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- "BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA: Appointment of President & COO and new organization structure - The Wall Street Transcript". The Wall Street Transcript. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- "Carlos Torres Vila: el nuevo presidente del BBVA quiere hacer magia con la banca". El Español (in Spanish). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- Biographies | Carlos Torres Vila, CEO of BBVA. Archived 9 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Organización de la Fundación BBVA".
- "Institute of International Finance - Board".
- "Patronato del Real Instituto Elcano". Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Patronato de la Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción". 21 February 2019.