Currently, Emilio Saracho Rodríguez de Torres occupies the position of Chairman at Zara España SA.

He is also on the board of Industria de Diseño Textil SA, Santander Pensiones SA EGFP, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA and Santander Lease SA E.F.C.

In the past he was Deputy General Director at Banco Santander SA General Director at Santander Investment SA and Manager-Investment Banking Division at Banco Santander de Negocios SA (London Branch) (both are subsidiaries of Banco Santander SA), CEO-Europe, Middle East & Africa Regions at JP Morgan Private Banking, Chief Executive Officer for JPMorgan Private Bank (Hong Kong), Head-Iberia Finance at Goldman Sachs International and Co-Head-Spanish & Portuguese Operation at Goldman Sachs Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.