Isidro Fainé Casas
Born in Manresa, 1942.
He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona Banking Foundation, ”la Caixa” and its Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa and its Executive Committee. Mr Fainé Casas is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inmo Criteria Caixa, S.A.U., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “la Caixa” Research Institute Foundation, Honorary Chairman of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A., Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A., First Deputy Chairman of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. and Special Advisor to the Board of The Bank of East Asia.
He holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Barcelona, an International Senior Managers Program certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a Diploma in Senior Management from the IESE Business School. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Finance and an Emeritus Fellow of the European Royal Academy of Doctorate Holders.
Mr Fainé Casas began his professional banking career as an investment manager for Banco Atlántico in 1964 and was appointed general manager of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various management posts in financial entities: Head of Personnel at Banca Riva y García (1973), director and general manager of Banca Jover (1974) and general manager of Banco Unión (1978). In 1982, he joined “la Caixa” as Deputy Executive General Manager, subsequently taking on various positions of responsibility. In April 1991, he was appointed executive deputy CEO and, in 1999, CEO of the bank, which he took over as chairman from June 2007 until June 2014. Mr Fainé Casas was Chairman of CaixaBank, S.A. from 2011 until his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors in 2016. He was also a director of Suez, S.A., from October 2014 until October 2020.
He currently holds the chairmanship of the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA), the Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas) and the World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) and the chairmanship of the Social and Philanthropic Council of the WSBI-ESBG.
He is also Chairman of the Spanish Confederation of Directors and Executives (CEDE) and the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences and founder of the Financial Circle. He is a member of various boards of trustees of private and public entities of recognised prestige. He has also received numerous official distinctions and professional awards nationally and internationally.
