Telefónica Group people movements, May 2020

By Telefónicawatch2020-05-15T12:40:00+01:00

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Company	Executive	Activity	Details
Sources: Telefónica, various.
Group	Alfredo Pelaez Nieto	New role	Alfredo Pelaez Nieto was named Telefónica Group’s Global Head of Procurement for IT/Software. He has been with Telefónica since 2014, having previously worked at Nokia Siemens Networks.
Group	Lucía Flecha Lozano	Departure	Lucía Flecha Lozano left the Group, having been Digital Transformation Director since 2018. She has not yet confirmed her next step, but has started freelance advisory roles in digital transformation and customer experience in the interim.
Telefónica Infra	Jose Javier Diez	New role	Group tower arm Telefónica Infra named Jose Javier Diez its new Director of Partnerships, where he will identify collaborative opportunities to monetise Telefónica’s physical assets. He spent a decade at Ericsson before joining Telefónica, most recently as Group Director of Enterprise Alliances.

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