Meritxell Soler Farres

Meritxell Soler has a degree in Economics from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a postgraduate degree in Economics and Finance from the Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI, Banco de España), where she completed her thesis on banking and exchange crises. Her professional career began at Ernst&Young as a Financial Risk Consultant. In 2004, she joined Analistas Financieros Internacionales (AFI) as a Macroeconomics Analyst in the Market Analysis Department. In 2006, she worked at Banco de Sabadell as a Macroeconomics, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Credit Analyst, in the Financial Department. In 2008, Meritxell joined “la Caixa” Group as head of the Macroeconomics and Markets Area, also managing the Treasury Shares in Criteria CaixaCorp. In 2014, Meritxell was appointed as head of CaixaBank’s Shareholder Relations department, within the Investor Relations Area, also assuming the responsibility for relations with investors in ESG matters.