Emilio Botin was a banker that ran an institution that merged with what group?
Emilio Botín:  In 1993 his bank absorbed Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), and in 1999 it merged with Banco Central Hispano creating Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), which became Spain's largest bank, of which he was co-president with Central Hispano's José María Amusategui, until Amusategui retired in 2002. Banco Santander: The Santander Group is a Spanish banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A. (] ).
Santander Group