 Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México BMV: BSMX; NYSE: BSMX Banco Santander México, the Bank or Santander Mexico, one of the leading Mexican banks, announced that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, among other resolutions, expressed its intention to nominate, the renowned businesswoman Laura Diez Barroso Azcárraga as director and chairman of the Board of Directors to succeed Mr. Marcos Martínez Gavica, whose appointment as chairman of the Board of Directors will expire in April of this year. 