Unicaja analyzes the positioning of the Group and the digitization plans

The Unicaja Banco Group has celebrated its 19th Directing Convention and analyzed its positioning, the Business Plan and, in particular, the plans of digitalization and commercial dynamization launched by the entity with the attention directed to the client.

A total of 550 people participated in the meeting, including the management team of Unicaja Banco and its subsidiary EspañaDuero, the members of their respective Boards of Directors, central service managers, a broad representation of the office and business network, responsible for other functions, technical profiles and company executives.

During the meeting they also analyzed the positioning of the Group in the new environment and after the IPO of the entity, the Business Plan.

Among the basic objectives have been to communicate the strategic lines and the Business Plan, to know the vision that the executives have on the application and the development of said Plan, and to facilitate the exchange of opinions and experiences among the management of the entity, enriching it with the external participation of experts of recognized prestige.

During his speech, the president of Unicaja Banco, Manuel Azuaga, spoke about the main aspects related to the environment, in the threefold economic, regulatory and supervisory, and institutional aspects, which includes Unicaja Banco's performance as a credit institution.

He also referred to the defining elements of the positioning of the entity in that context, among which was highlighted the completion of the process of listing on Unicaja Banco.

This exit to the stock exchange allowed them to carry out in advance the full refund to the FROB of the public aid that was granted to its subsidiary Banco de Caja España de Inversiones, Salamanca and Soria (SpainDuero) within its restructuring plan.

Azuaga has pointed out that the possibility of freely accessing the capital markets is of intrinsic importance for any company with aspirations for growth and willing to compete in the first business division.

It has also marked the following lines of business: maintaining adequate customer service, diversifying business lines and developing new channels that follow the technological advances.

On the other hand, it has referred to the results of the first half of the year, and has indicated as a reference framework for the Group's performance the Business Plan 2017-2020, which contemplates the reaffirmation of corporate principles that are specified in five aspects : linkage to the territory, orientation to the retail business, prudent risk management, responsibility and profitability.