Francisco González

Francisco González has headed BBVA since January 2000. Before the successful merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, Mr. González was Chairman of Argentaria from 1996 to 1999, where he led the integration, transformation and privatization of a group of very different Public Banks. Before joining Argentaria he was Founder and Chairman of FG Inversiones Bursátiles, a leading Securities Firm in Spain, eventually acquired by Merrill Lynch. He started his own company after having qualified as a Licensed Broker (first of 1981 class) and got a Seat at the Madrid Stock Exchange. As of July 2006, he is the Chairman of the European Financial Services Round Table (EFR). He is also Member of the Institut International D'Études Bancaires, the Board of Directors of The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the Capital Markets Consultative Group of the IMF (CMCG), the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Conference (IMC), the Global Advisory Council of the Conference Board and the International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, among other international fora. Francisco González began his career in computer companies and holds a degree in Economics (University of Madrid). Francisco González is married and has two daughters.