Telefónica LatAm people movements, March 2020

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Telefónica Latam people movements, March 2020

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Telefónica Latam people movements, March 2020
Company	Executive	Activity	Details
Mexico	María Graña	New role	María Graña was appointed Head of Human Resources (HR) Transformation at Telefónica Mexico, stepping away from her previous role leading Rewards, Compensation & Strategy Planning. She joined from Terra Networks in 2018, where she was Global HR Director.
	Mario Torres	New role	Mario Torres was appointed Telefónica Mexico’s Head of Legal, taking the reins from Secretary of the Board Yago Bazaco Palacios. It appears that Palacios will remain in his position as Secretary, with his legal responsibility the only aspect diverted to Torres. Torres was formerly Secretary General of Telefónica Central America, an obsolete position following recent restructuring and the sale of Central American operations.
	Yago Bazaco Palacios	New role
Peru	Christian Livia Cavalié	New role	Christian Livia Cavalié was appointed Director of Operations at Telefónica Peru. He was previously Technical Director of Customer Services.

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