Telefónica briefs new Wayra CEO to create ‘stronger alignment’ with business

Richard Agnew2026-02-05T14:52:00

Source: Telefónica

Andrés Saborido takes over as Chief Executive of Telefónica’s prolific open innovation platform Wayra, with instructions to remain within the guardrails of the Group’s cost-conscious Transform & Grow strategy…

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Organisations: AstraZeneca; Banco Estado; Desigual; GCHQ; GroupM; Indra; National Cyber Security Centre; PortAventura World; Telefónica; Telefónica Argentina; Telefónica Infra; Telefónica Innovación Digital; Telefónica Tech; Wayra; Wayra Global.
Geographic: Argentina; Spain.
People: Andrés Saborido; Chema Alonso; Guillermo Ansaldo; Irene Gómez; Javier de Paz; José Cerdán; Marc Murtra; Sebas Muriel; Sofía Collado.
Themes: Artificial intelligence; B2B; Cash flow; Corporate strategy; Cost reduction; Cybersecurity; Financial discipline; Innovation; Investment; M&A; Networks; Open innovation; Operating expenditure; Partnerships; Public sector; Startups; Strategy; Technology; User experience; Venturing.

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