ING Spain has announced the departure of the company Almudena Románso far Director General of Business Development, after 26 years being part of the organization. The departure, which responds to the will of the directive to undertake new projects, will be effective next September.

Almudena Román has communicated it in a publication through LinkedIn, in which he has taken the opportunity to remember his beginnings in the entity until the current moment. He has assured that ING philosophy has always been that Bank another way It is possible, which requires putting people in the center of everything.

“Throughout these years, the tour has been fascinating: operations, internet, brand, transformation, sustainability, business, business and business”; Roman said.”Each step has been a school. Each team, a unique adventure. And every challenge, an opportunity to grow, learn and contribute”

He has claimed to feel very proud to have participated in the entire route along with all the people (colleagues, former partners, partners and collaborators) with whom he has coincided. “I take everything that we cannot measure. People, the challenges that forced us to think differently, the values that were never negotiated, and the satisfaction of having contributed to society looking at a bank in another way”, He said.

For his part, Alfonso Tolcheff, CEO of ING Spain and Portugal, has dedicated a few words to Almudena Román and his career. He points out that the directive has left their mark on the organization and throughout the sector with its contribution to “launch a bank that didn’t look like others”

“Almu, your way of making banking, your commitment and your client obsession has influenced how we think, decide and work in Ing”; Tolcheff commented.“We appreciate your leadership and the passion with which you are always in each project. Thank you for everything, and we wish you the best in your next steps!”

More than 25 years in Ing Spain

Almudena Román, with training in business sciences and marketing, has developed the bulk of her professional career in Ing Spain. He joined the organization in 1999 participating in the launch of the bank in Spain and and assuming various responsibilities and functions in the areas of operations, internet, customer service, and product strategy.

Between 2008 and 2013 he served as Marketing Director and Brand Management. As the bank points out on its website, from this position Román worked to open the bank to social networks and led, together with the technology team, the company’s omnichannel strategy.
In this position he was part of the Bank Management Committee.

In November 2013 Almudena assumed the position of General Director of Banking for ING individuals in Spain. During this stage it promoted the diversification and evolution of ING towards a complete bank, seeking to become a technological reference. Ten years later, in September 2024, he served for 6 months CEO in functionsafter the departure of Ignacio Juliá to assume the functions of CEO of Banco Santander in Spain.

Before its incorporation to ING Spain, she served as account director in Citi For almost six years.
In addition, between 2014 and 2018 he combined his functions with those of
President of Self -control (Association for the Self -Regulation of Commercial Communication).