Javier Garcia-Carranza

SEVP, Global Head Wealth Management & Insurance

Javier Garcia-Carranza is currently Global Head of Wealth Management & Insurance and Global Head of Investment Platforms and Corporate Investments (Group Senior Executive Vice-President Group) of Banco Santander S.A.

Prior to joining Santander in February 2016, he worked during 17 years at Morgan Stanley based in London as Co-Head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Real Estate investment banking business. At Morgan Stanley he advised clients in M&A, and Equity and Debt financing transactions for more than $100 billion to European and Middle East clients.

Prior to this investment banking role he worked at Morgan Stanley on the principal investment business, having underwritten and executed a significant amount of investments for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds and Morgan Stanley Special Situations Fund in Spain, Italy, Germany and UK.

Mr. Garcia-Carranza is, among other, Board Member of Metrovacesa S.A., Landcompany 2020, S.L., Deva Capital Holding Company, S.L., Deva Capital Management Company, S.L., Tresmares Santander Direct Lending SICC, S.A., and Laparanza, S.A. (Chair as representative of Altamira Santander Real Estate, S.A).

Mr. Garcia-Carranza has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration by the University Carlos III of Madrid.