Personnel changes
2.4.2008
Effective as of May 1, 2008 Vice President for Finance of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic Ramon Ros will leave the company. He has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer for O2 UK. Ramon Ros will be replaced by Jesús Perez de Uriguen who will join Telefónica O2 Czech Republic also in May. Jesús Perez de Uriguen is currently Chief Financial Officer in Telefónica Centroamerica.
"I would personally like to thank Ramon for his commitment and tremendous contribution, not only in the financial area, but also to the total company. I know that his experience, wealth of knowledge of the industry and European market will continue to be a great asset to the businesses within Telefónica O2 Group,"stated Salvador Anglada, Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic and continued: " Jesús de Urigen has great experience in telecommunications and finance specifically. I welcome Jesus to the Czech Republic and our team. I am looking forward to our cooperation."
In the past Jesús Perez de Uriguen worked for Arthur Andersen, Jazz Telecom and Telefonica Moviles, S.A. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland at College Park and later achieved his MBA degree at Instituto de Empresa.
Contact for further information:
MARTIN ŽABKA
Press Spokesman
tel: +420 800 163 342 (800 1 MEDIA)
e-mail: public.relations.cz@o2.com
http://www.cz.o2.com
About Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in the Czech Republic, formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed line operator, ČESKÝ TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization is now operating more than seven million lines, both fixed and mobile, making it one of the world’s leading providers of fully converged services.
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voice and data services in this country. Special attention is paid to the exploitation of the growth potential, particularly in the data and Internet sector. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobile network including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data) and UMTS, enabling voice, data and video transmission. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic also runs the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country.
About Telefónica O2 Europe
Telefónica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland and Slovakia, along with integrated fixed/mobile enterprises in Germany and the Czech Republic - all of which use ‘O2’ as their consumer brand. Telefónica O2 Europe also owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany respectively, and has 100% ownership of Be, the UK´s leading fixed broadband provider. Additionally, the group includes the Isle of Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom.
Telefónica O2 Europe, part of the Telefónica group, is headquartered in Slough, UK, and has more than 40 million mobile and fixed customers.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators by market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses, while its broadband business is the key growth driver underpinning both.
It operates in 24 countries and its customer base exceeds 228 million globally. Telefónica’s growth strategy is focused on the markets in which it has a strong foothold: Spain, Europe and Latin America.
