Grupo Santander

Banco Santander, S.A.

Company type	Sociedad Anónima (LSE: BNC, NYSE: STD, BM&F Bovespa: SANB3)
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1857
Headquarters	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Area served	Europe, Latin America, Singapore, Hong Kong, Africa, USA
Key people	Emilio Botín (Chairman), Alfredo Sáenz Abad (CEO)
Products	Retail, corporate, investment and private banking, insurance, asset management, private equity
Revenue	€39.38 billion (2009)[1]
Operating income	€22.96 billion (2009)[1]
Net income	€8.943 billion (2009)[1]
Total assets	€1,111 billion (2009)[1]
Total equity	€73.87 billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees	169,460 (2009)[1]
Website	www.santander.com

Grupo Santander is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, the largest bank in the Eurozone.^[2] Grupo Santander is one of the largest banks in the world (in terms of market capitalisation). It originated in Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} "Annual Results 2009" (PDF). Banco Santander. Retrieved 2010-04-05.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "Banco Santander Buys Sovereign Bank for $1.9 Billion".