Telefónica Peoplewatch: recalibrating O2 adds strategy chief; VM O2 bolsters B2C
May 2026–July 2026 update: A roundup of high-level moves at Spanish giant, including: strategic appointments at Virgin Media O2 and Telefónica Deutschland, as northern core market businesses continue to pursue a turnaround; a “comprehensive” restructure at telco adtech venture Utiq; and news of post-Telefónica jobs for former Executive Committee figures Enrique Blanco and Ronan Dunne.
This article includes:
- Organisations: AstraZeneca; Beyond ONE; BT; BT Applied Research; BT Group; Cellnex Poland; Chirp; Daisy Group; Deutsche Telekom; Duval Union; E.ON Deutschland; Glow Services; Kore Labs; Liberty Global; nexfibre; OKONO; O2; O2 Daisy; Optasia; Orange; Rakuten Symphony; Six Nations Rugby; Sky UK; Telefónica; Telefónica Deutschland; Telefónica España; Telefónica Tech; Telefónica UK; Telefónica Venezuela; Utiq; Verizon; Virgin Media O2; Vodafone.
- Geographies: Canada; Europe; France; Germany; Ireland; Latin America; Mexico; North America; Poland; Spain; United Kingdom (UK); United States (USA); Venezuela.
- People: Fernando Asin; Enrique Blanco; Raimón Boguña; Marc Bresseel; Patricia Cobian; Maria Cuevas; Adrian Drury; Ronan Dunne; Álvaro Gutiérrez; Will Harmer; Micaela Martelli; Lyssa McGowan; Rob Orr; Sophie Poncin; José Luis Rodriguez Zarco; Antonio Valente Izzi; more…
- Themes: 5G; adtech; artificial intelligence; automation; B2B services; B2C strategy; broadband infrastructure; cloud-native technologies; customer experience; cybersecurity; digital health; digital services; enterprise IT services; leadership restructuring; mergers and acquisitions; network architecture; organisational restructuring; platform technology; product marketing; spectrum strategy; telecommunications turnaround.
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