Manuel Falcó y Girod, 13th Marquess of Castel-Moncayo, GE (born April 30, 1964), best known as Manolo Falcó, is a Spanish peer and banker. He is the current global head of banking, capital markets and advisory at

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, a position he has held since September 2018.

Family

Falcó was born in

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, to one of the most important families in the peerage of Spain. His father, Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón, was at the time a graduate student at the

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, where he met Manuel's mother, Jeannine Girod. The couple married in 1963. Through his father, Falcó is a grandchild of the 9th Duke of Montellano and a great-grandchild of the 8th

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, who was President of Club Puerta de Hierro. He is also a descendant of '' El Gran Capitán'', amongst others. As Carlos' eldest child, Manuel inherited the Marquessate of Castel-Moncayo (

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) in September 2020.

Career

Falcó's banking career at

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spans more than 20 years. Prior to it, he began working for

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, followed by

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. After 10 years at the firm, he joined Citi in Madrid and became head of operations for Spain and head of investment banking for Spain and

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. He then moved back to London to lead the

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investment banking division of Citi, and in September 2018, he became the global head of that branch.

Titles and styles

Titles

* 13th

Marquess of Castel-Moncayo Marquess of Castel-Moncayo ( es, Marqués de Castel-Moncayo) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1682 by Charles II to Baltasar de Fuenmayor, ambassador in Denmark–Norway, the Spa ...

( GE)

Styles

* 10 August 196420 May 1981: Don Manuel Falcó y Girod * 9 March 19784 September 2020: ''

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'' Don Manuel Falcó y GirodBoletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - 9 March 1978
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'' The Marquess of Castel-Moncayo

References

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