Santander’s current Director of Insurance Strategy and Business Development will leave the bank to join Dubois on 1 October and lead the Group’s business in Spain
Madrid, 7 September 2026 – Dubois Group, an international family-owned insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Carlos Naranjo Novella as Managing Director of Dubois Iberia. Naranjo will take up the role on 1 October 2026.
Naranjo joins from Banco Santander, where he is currently Director of Strategy and Business Development for the insurance division. At Dubois, he will take executive responsibility for Dubois Iberia, with the objective of driving organic growth in Spain and developing new opportunities across the insurance and reinsurance markets.
During his career at Santander, he has held responsibilities in strategy, business development and transformation within the insurance business, combining experience across both financial services and insurance. His appointment forms part of Dubois Group’s plan to strengthen its leadership structure in Spain and accelerate growth in one of its strategic markets.
The appointment brings to the Group a senior executive from one of Spain’s leading financial institutions and reinforces Dubois’ commitment to attracting top-level talent to support its next stage of development.
Naranjo joins at a time when Dubois is continuing to develop its positioning as a specialised broker with a boutique model, based on close access to clients and markets, specialist expertise and the development of tailored solutions, as an alternative to the larger consolidated platforms in the sector.
About Dubois Group
Dubois Group is an international, family-owned insurance brokerage firm and consultant specialising in corporate and special risks. The company was founded in London in 1982 by Hugh W. Wood and, over the following decades, expanded into additional business areas, completed a number of acquisitions and drove its international expansion.
The business has remained family-owned and, since 2025, has operated under the name Dubois Group, owned by Maurits H. Kleingeld and led by its Global CEO, Juan Alberto García. In Spain, the Group operates through Dubois Iberia, S.A. and Dubois Advisory, S.L., with Spain representing one of the strategic markets within its international growth and expansion strategy.