Carlos Torres Vila
Executive Chair
2019 – 2024
5 years
Legacy
Torres Vila chairs the board and remains central to BBVA's long-term strategy, technology orientation, and capital allocation. He became executive chairman in 2019 after leading BBVA's digital-transformation strategy, and has focused the bank's growth on Mexico, where BBVA is the largest bank by assets, as a counterweight to slower growth in its home Spanish market. He personally championed and defended the Sabadell hostile bid throughout its 17-month process, and its failure was widely covered as a significant setback to his standing, even as he remained executive chairman afterward. He remains executive chairman as of 2026, continuing to set BBVA's overall strategic direction alongside Genc's operational leadership.