José María Álvarez-Pallete takes over as chairman of Virgin Media O2’s board

Jose-Maria-Alvarez-Pallete of VMO2

The chairman of Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Pallete, takes over as chairman of the board of directors of VMO2, replacing Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries.

This replacement responds to the agreement established in the creation of the joint venture resulting from the merger between Virgin Media (Liberty Global) and O2 (Telefónica), by virtue of which the chairmanship of the board will rotate every two years between the two companies. Mike Fries will remain a member of the VMO2 Board.

Telefónica and Liberty Global announced the integration of their two UK subsidiaries in May 2020 to create an operator in the UK market. The deal closed on 1 June 2021.

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