Mr. Santiago Fernandez Valbuena has served as General Manager of Finance and Corporate Development since December 2003. He has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2002. He joined Telefónica in 1997 as Chief Executive Officer of Fonditel, Telefónica’s Pension Assets Manager. Previously, he was Managing Director of Societé Génerale Equities and Head of Equities & Research at Beta Capital in Madrid. He holds an M.S. and a PhD degree in Economics and Finance from Northeastern University. Mr. Fernandez Valbuena served as President of the Research Commission at the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts. He has held senior teaching positions at Manchester Business School and Instituto de Empresa’s MBA programs. |