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Salvador Anglada (photo) succeeded by Luis Antonio Malvido as Czech Republic Chairman and CEO
 
Dec 10, 2009 – Telefónica today announced that Telefónica O2 Czech Republic’/ s Chairman and CEO, Salvador Anglada, will join the parent company as Director of Commercial Alliances on 1 February 2010. He will be succeeded in the Czech Republic by Luis Antonio Malvido, currently CEO of Telefónica’s Brazilian wireline operation TeleSP.

A highly experienced executive, Malvido (photo) moves to Prague after more than 11 years as CEO in Telefónica fixed and mobile businesses in Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. Malvido, 45, has previously managed diverse portfolios within Telefónica, including customer service, sales, business development and strategic planning. In his new role as Chairman and CEO of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, he will also have responsibility for the company’s Slovakian operations.

Matthew Key, Chairman and CEO of Telefónica Europe, said: “I am delighted that, once again, we have been able to appoint from within the Telefónica group. The Company’s international scale and diversity means that we have a broad pool of talent on which to draw. Luis Malvido joins our European management team with a strong track record in developing and growing businesses in both fixed and mobile telecommunications. The relevant expertise that Luis brings means he is ideally positioned to augment our strengths in the Czech market.”
 
Salvador Anglada will now assume responsibility for the development of strategic partnerships with China Telecom and Telecom Italia as well as establishing new Telefonica commercial partnerships with medium-sized telcos worldwide. Anglada will take on his new responsibilities in Madrid in February 2010 and will report to Jaime Smith Basterra, Director of Affiliates and Industrial Alliances.

Key said: “Salvador leaves our Czech business in a strong position for the next stages of its positive development. His achievements have been considerable – consolidating O2’s fixed/mobile integration in the Czech Republic and reinforcing the company’s leading position in Central Europe. He was also instrumental in Telefónica’s successful entrance into Slovakia, achieving more than 10 per cent market share in less than three years. I wish him every success in his new role.”