Herbert and Marion Sandler’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

The Sandlers created the savings and loan holding company called the Golden West Financial Corporation. They used it to acquire the Golden West Savings Loan Association which was the predecessor of the World Savings Bank. Since then, Golden West was able to grow as one of the United States’ largest thrift banks that have assets of around $125 billion, 12,000 employees, approximately $60 billion of deposits. Under the management of the Sandlers, Golden West was able to generate approximately 19% average annual compound growth in earnings for every share over a period of 39 years. People described the company as one of the world’s most productive and efficient money machines and became included in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the most admired companies in the United States for ten times. Because of this, the Sandlers were also named by Morningstar, Inc. as one of the CEOs of the Year in the year 2004.
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Ana Botín’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Scion of a banking dynasty, Ana Botín, head of Santander UK, is one of the most powerful people in British finance. Born in Spain and educated in America at Bryn Mawr College and Harvard, she started as a trainee with JP Morgan. In 1988 she joined Santander’s merchant bank. Although the 50-year-old kept a seat on the board, in 1999 she left to establish a venture capital fund in Madrid. In 2002 she returned to the fold, taking the helm at Banesto (88% owned by Santander and one of Spain’s best known medium-sized banks). Last year Botin became chief executive of Santander UK, well known for having taken over Abbey National, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley, and she is readying a £20 billion flotation.
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