- Latest people movements include: Markus Leptien, Vassilena Unrau, Verena Zerlin, Cayetano Carbajo Martin, Mallik Rao, Fernando Saldaña, Jo Bertram, Andrew Cocks, Mark Davidson, Rob Keates, Jamie Lord, Stuart Makin, Matt O’Connor, Joan Roca, Matt Ward, Raphael Ani, Alexandra Gilbert.
| Company | Executive | Activity | Details |
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| Sources: Telefónica; various. | |||
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Telefónica Deutschland |
Markus |
Departure |
Markus Leptien, Director of Digital Interaction & Service Integration at Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany), left the operating business to become Senior Management Consultant at German management consultancy Cassini Consulting. |
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Vassilena |
New role |
Vassilena Unrau, Head of B2B Marketing & Existing Customer Management at O2 Germany, took up a new role as Head of B2B Product Marketing. |
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Verena |
New role |
Verena Zerlin, Head of International Roaming at O2 Germany, changed remit to become Head of B2B Indirect Sales. |
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Cayetano Carbajo Martin
Mallik |
New role
Appointment |
Cayetano Carbajo Martin is to leave his role as CTO at O2 Germany later in 2019, to take up a new post at Telefónica Group in Spain. His departure is set to follow what the operating business described as the “successful completion of major milestones in the further development and improvement of Telefónica Deutschland’s network infrastructure”.
Mallik Rao is to replace Carbajo Martin as CTO in Germany following a transition period, running until October 2019. Rao, who joins from Vodafone Turkey where he was Chief Technology & Information Officer, will also be a member of the German operating business’s Executive Board. |
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Telefónica España |
Fernando Saldaña |
New role |
Telyco, Telefónica España’s retail management subsidiary, appointed Fernando Saldaña as its new CEO.
Saldaña, formerly Enterprise Sales Director for Spain’s Northwest Region, replaces Carlos Posa, who was recently appointed Consumer Business Director at Telefónica España (Telefónicawatch, #136). |
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Telefónica UK |
Jo |
New role |
Jo Bertram, Chief Digital & Strategy Officer at Telefónica UK (O2 UK), was appointed Managing Director of O2 Business, as the UK operating business intensifies its efforts in the enterprise segment (Telefónicawatch, #136). |
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Andrew |
Appointment |
O2 UK hired Andrew Cocks as Head of Strategy, Planning & Insight for Corporate Affairs.
Cocks was previously a Director at communications consultancy Missive, and returns to the fold having previously had stints at O2 UK, including as PR & Social Media Manager between 2012 and 2014. |
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Mark |
New role |
Mark Davidson, Strategic and Major Bids Acquisition Manager at O2 UK, was promoted to Head of Enterprise Acquisition. |
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Rob |
New role |
Rob Keates, Director of Sales Performance, Change and Operations at O2 UK, was appointed Director of Transformation. |
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Jamie |
Departure |
Jamie Lord, Head of User Experience at O2 UK, left to become Head of Customer Experience at British online business insurance brokerage Simply Business. |
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Stuart |
New role |
Stuart Makin, Programme Manager at O2 UK, was promoted to Head of O2’s IT Quality Assurance & Test team. |
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Matt |
New role |
Matt O’Connor, Head of Public Sector & Strategic Deals at O2 UK, switched roles and became Head of Commercial Presales. |
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Joan |
Appointment |
O2 UK appointed Joan Roca as Head of Transport and Smart Cities Analytics. Roca was formerly Regional Head of Professional Services at Spanish transport-modelling software provider Aimsun. |
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Matt |
Appointment |
Matt Ward joined O2 UK as Head of Enterprise Finance.
Ward was formerly Commercial Director for Transformation at Australian telco Optus. |
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Wayra UK |
Raphael |
New role |
Raphael Ani, Head of Intelligent Mobility at Wayra UK, became Head of External Commercialisation at the innovation hub. |
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Alexandra Gilbert |
Appointment |
Wayra UK appointed Alexandra Gilbert as Head of Acceleration, replacing Carlos Samame who left the unit in June 2019 (Telefónicawatch, #136).
Gilbert joins from investment and innovation advisory specialist L Marks, where she was Chief Operating Officer. |
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