Sabadell tries out a new look

Since the financial crisis the bank has been transformed from a Catalan regional to the fifth largest bank in Spain. It now has ambitions in Europe and the Americas.

Sabadell CEO Jaime Guardiola and CFO Tomas Varela have transformed the Catalan bank

Sabadell CEO Jaime Guardiola and CFO Tomas Varela have transformed the Catalan bank. Illustration: David Manion

Think Catalan bank and there has really been only one name in the game, Barcelona-based powerhouse Caixa. Rarely, if ever, does Caixa’s regional rival Banc Sabadell come to mind. That is not surprising. Caixa is the biggest, most visible bank in Spain’s most-economically buoyant region. It boasts more customers and branches than any other bank in the wider Spain beyond.

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