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Note 47 - Remuneration And Other Benefits Received By The Board Of Directors And Members Of The Bank's Senior Management
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Remuneration And Other Benefits Received By The Board Of Directors And Members Of The Banks Senior Management Abstract  
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47. Remuneration and other benefits to the Board of Directors and members of the Bank’s Senior Management

The notes accompanying the Bank's annual consolidated financial statements, corresponding to the financial year ending 31 December 2018, detail the remuneration and other benefits corresponding to the members of the Board of Directors and of Senior Management, including the description of the applicable policies and remuneration systems, and information regarding the conditions to receive remuneration and other benefits.

The General Shareholders' Meeting of the Bank held on 15 March 2019, approved a new Remuneration Policy for BBVA Directors, which while maintaining the same remuneration system as established in the previous policy, incorporates the adjustments to the contractual conditions of the Group Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer resulting from the positions and functions for which they were appointed on 20 December 2018.

On the basis of said policies and remuneration systems, information regarding the remuneration and other benefits for the members of the Board of Directors and for Senior Management corresponding to the period between the start of the financial year and 30 June 2019 is shown below.

Remuneration of non-executive directors

The remuneration paid to non-executive directors during the first semester of 2019 is itemised per director below:

Remuneration for non-executive directors (Thousands of Euros)
Board of DirectorsExecutive CommitteeAudit Committee Risk and Compliance CommitteeRemunerations Committee Appointments and Corporate Governance CommitteeTechnology and Cybersecurity CommitteeOther functions (1)Total
Tomás Alfaro Drake64---21-21-107
José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas 64-7153-53-8250
Jaime Félix Caruana Lacorte 64832853--14-243
Belén Garijo López64-35-5421--174
Sunir Kumar Kapoor 64-----21-86
Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo6483-5321---223
Lourdes Máiz Carro64-35-2114--134
José Maldonado Ramos6483---21--169
Ana Peralta Moreno 64-35-21---121
Juan Pi Llorens 64-24107-82113238
Susana Rodríguez Vidarte 6483-53-21--222
Jan Verplancke 64-----21-86
Total (2)772333226321139138100222.052

(1) Amounts received during the first semester of 2019 by José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas, in his capacity as Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors, and by Juan Pi Llorens, in his capacity as Lead Independent Director, positions for which they were appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors on April 29, 2019.

(2) Includes the amounts corresponding to the positions of member of the Board and of member of various committees during the first semester of 2019. By resolution of the Board of Directors on April 29, 2019, the functions of some Board committees were redistributed, and their names and composition were adapted to these changes.

Likewise, during the first semester of 2019, EUR 100 thousand was paid in healthcare and casualty insurance premiums to non-executive directors.

Remuneration of executive directors

The remuneration paid to executive directors during the first semester of 2019 is itemised per director below:

Fixed remuneration (Thousands of Euros)
Group Executive Chairman1.227
Chief Executive Officer (1)1.090
Head of Global Economics & Public Affairs (Head of GE&PA)417
Total2.733

(1) In addition, in accordance with the Remuneration Policy for BBVA Directors, during the first semester of 2019, the Chief Executive Officer received EUR 327 thousand as cash in lieu of pension and EUR 181 thousand as a mobility allowance.

Variable remuneration
In cash(Thousands of Euros)In shares
Group Executive Chairman (1)1.091179.593
Chief Executive Officer (2)20041.267
Head of GE&PA (1)19331.308
Total1.483252.168

(1) Remuneration corresponding to the upfront portion (40%) of the Annual Variable Remuneration (AVR) for 2018 and to the deferred AVR for 2015 to be paid in 2019, along with its update in cash. For the Group Executive Chairman, this variable remuneration relates to his previous position as Chief Executive Officer.

(2) Remuneration corresponding to the upfront portion (40%) of the AVR for the 2018 financial year. Data in thousands of euro is for information purposes. The exchange rate applied is that at the close of April 2019.

Moreover, in the first semester of 2019, remuneration in kind was paid to executive directors, including insurance premiums and other items, for a total amount of EUR 372 thousand.

Remuneration of members of Senior Management (*)

The remuneration paid to the Senior Management as a whole during the first semester of 2019, excluding executive directors, is itemised below:

Fixed remuneration (Thousands of Euros)
Senior Management Total7.674

Variable remuneration (Thousands of Euros)
In cash (1)(Thousands of Euros)In shares (1)
Senior Management Total2.769437.804

(1) Remuneration corresponding to the upfront portion (40%) of the AVR for the 2018 financial year and to the deferred AVR for 2015 to be paid in 2019, for the senior managers beneficiaries, along with its update in cash. For those members of Senior Management appointed by the Board of Directors on 20 December 2018 and 29 April 2019, this remuneration relates to their previous positions.

(*) 15 members with such status as at 30 June 2019, excluding executive directors.

Likewise, during the first semester of 2019, remuneration in kind was paid in favour of Senior Management as a whole, excluding executive directors, which included insurance premiums and other items, for a total amount of EUR 540 thousand.

Remuneration system with deferred delivery of shares for non-executive directors

During the first semester of 2019, the following "theoretical shares" were allocated, derived from the deferred delivery of shares remuneration system for non-executive directors, equivalent to 20% of the total remuneration in cash received by each director in 2018:

Theoretical shares allocated in 2019Theoretical shares accumulated as at 30 June 2019
Tomás Alfaro Drake10.13893.587
José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas19.09555.660
Jaime Félix Caruana Lacorte9.3209.320
Belén Garijo López12.88747.528
Sunir Kumar Kapoor6.75015.726
Carlos Loring Martínez de Irujo17.515116.391
Lourdes Máiz Carro11.16034.320
José Maldonado Ramos15.32894.323
Ana Peralta Moreno5.6245.624
Juan Pi Llorens17.97072.141
Susana Rodríguez Vidarte17.431122.414
Jan Verplancke5.2035.203
Total148.421672.237

Pension commitments with executive directors and members of Senior Management

Executive directors (Thousands of Euros)
Contributions (1)Accumulated funds
RetirementDeath and disability
Group Executive Chairman82013920.463
Chief Executive Officer -71-
Head of GE&PA129751.271
Total94928521.735

(1) Contributions registered to fulfil the proportion of pension commitments undertaken with the executive directors corresponding to the first semester of 2019. For the Group Executive Chairman and the Head of GE&PA, these correspond to the sum of the annual retirement benefit and the death and disability premiums, as well as to the adjustment made to the discretionary pension benefits for 2018 that fall due in the 2019 financial year, once the AVR for 2018 has been determined. For the Chief Executive Officer, the registered contributions correspond exclusively to the proportion of the premiums for death and disability coverage corresponding to the first semester of 2019, as there are no commitments with the Chief Executive Officer for the retirement benefit.

Senior Management (Thousands of Euros)
Contributions (1)Accumulated funds
RetirementDeath and disability
Senior Management Total*1.75838131.099

(1) Contributions registered to fulfil the proportion of pension commitments undertaken with the Senior Management as a whole for the first semester of 2019 corresponding to the sum of the annual contributions to cover retirement benefits, death and disability premiums, and the adjustments made to the discretionary pension benefits for 2018 that fall due in 2019, once the AVR for the year 2018 has been determined.

(*) 15 members with such status as at 30 June 2019, excluding executive directors.