Itziar gained more than 18 years of experience in credit, financing and banking at PwC, BBVA and Santander. She is currently Managing Director at Banco Santander where she is responsible for debt financing products in Continental Europe, including Bonds, Syndicated Loans, Acquisition Finance and Structured Finance. She has very strong analytical skills, proactive, creative, with a proven ability to coordinate international teams and manage complex situations. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Loan Market Association (LMA).
She has a degree in Business Administration, Industry and Logistics from the University of Deusto and Mannheim with post-graduate studies in Investment Banking. She also lectures on finance and she has several publications.