Repsol YPF

Isidre Fainé Casas

2º Vicechairman Member of the Delegate Committee Institutional Outside Director (proposed by Criteria CaixaCorp, S.A. (member of “la Caixa” Group))

Manresa (Barcelona), 1942. He holds a Doctorate in Economic Sciences and an ISMP in Business Administration from Harvard University, and likewise holds a Diploma in Senior Management from the IESE Business School. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Finance and of the Royal Academy of Doctors. Moreover, Isidre Fainé is Vicechairman of the Association of Spanish Savings Banks (CECA). He began his professional banking career as Investment manager for Banco Atlántico in 1964, later becoming General Manager of Banco de Asunción in Paraguay in 1969. On his return to Barcelona, he held various managerial posts in financial entities: Head of Personnel at Banca Riva y García (1973), Director and General Manager of Banca Jover (1974) and General Manager of Banco Unión, S. A. (1978). In 1982 he joined ”la Caixa”, and was appointed Deputy  Executive General Manager and in 1999 General Manager of the entity.

Currently he is Chairman of “la Caixa”, Chairman of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A., Vice chairman of Telefónica, S.A., Vice chairman of Criteria CaixaCorp, S.A., Vice chairman of CECA (Confederación española de Cajas de Ahorros) and Chairman of Foundation “la Caixa”. He is also Director of Banco BPI, S.A.. ,Sanef and Inbursa, and representative of Criteria Caixacorp in the Board of Hisusa (Holding de Infraestructuras y Servicios Urbanos,S.A.).

Mr. Fainé was appointed as Director of Repsol YPF, S.A. by resolution of the Board of Directors on 19th December, 2007 and subsequently ratified and appointed by the Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 14th, 2008.