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Since March 2024, Gloria Ortiz has served as Chief Executive Officer of Bankinter, one of Spain’s leading financial institutions.

She holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from ICADE, Comillas Pontifical University, and a Bachelor’s degree with Honors in Business Administration from Middlesex University London.

Ortiz began her professional career in auditing at Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte (London), where she worked as an auditor. She subsequently moved into consulting, first at Coopers & Lybrand as a Senior Financial Function Consultant and later at Ernst & Young, where she served as Consulting Manager for financial institutions and insurance companies.

She has spent most of her professional career in the financial sector. In 2001, she joined Bankinter as Head of Management Control. Since then, she has held several senior management positions within the organization, including Head of Investor Relations, Group Chief Financial Officer, Head of Digital Banking, Technology and Operations, and General Manager of Commercial Banking.

She currently serves on the boards of several Bankinter Group companies. She also chaired the boards of Bankinter subsidiaries EVO Banco and Avantcard (Ireland) until their merger with Bankinter on April 1, 2025. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Directors of Bankinter Investment and a trustee of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation.

She is widely recognized for her deep knowledge of Bankinter and its Group, as well as for her contribution to the Bank’s development, having participated in and co-led the most significant corporate transactions undertaken by the Bankinter Group in recent years.

During her first year as CEO, in 2024, Bankinter reported a record net profit of €953 million, representing a 13% increase compared with 2023.

In 2025, the Bankinter Group delivered another year of double-digit earnings growth, surpassing €1 billion in net profit for the first time in its history.