Jaime Botín | |
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Born | Santander Cantabria | 10 April 1936
Alma mater | University of Valladolid University of Deusto |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | Adela Botín |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola López Ana García de los Ríos y Caller |
Relatives | Emilio Botín (brother) Ana Patricia Botín (niece) |
Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos (born 10 April 1936) is a Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector.
Early life
Botín was born in 1936.[1] His father Emilio Botín (1903–1993) and elder brother Emilio Botín have been chairman of the Santander Group, and following his death in 2014, was succeeded by his daughter (Jaime's niece) Ana Patricia Botín.
He received a law degree from the University of Valladolid and an economics degree from the University of Deusto.[2]
Career
He served as Vice Chairman of the Santander Bank in the 1990s.[1] He resigned in 2004.[1]
Personal life
He is married to Adela Botín.[3] They have five children.[1] They reside in Madrid, Spain.[1] He was the owner of Head of a Young Woman, a painting by Pablo Picasso.[3] He acquired the Adix yacht from Alan Bond in 1989.[3] In January, 2020 he was convicted of trafficking culturally important goods for attempting to illegally export the Picasso painting aboard the yacht. A Spanish judge fined him €91.7 million and sentenced him to 3 years in prison.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 The World's Billionaires: #1118 Jaime Botin, Forbes
- ↑ Fundacion Botín: Jaime Botín
- 1 2 3 Kim Willsher, €25m Picasso and superyacht collide with Spanish export ban, The Guardian, 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Judge Increases Jaime Botín's Fine for Smuggling Picasso Painting to $101.2 M". artnews.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.