Patricia Cobian was appointed to the Board of Directors as the Chief Financial Officer, Telefonica UK Limited (O2) in 2016. She had previously been the Strategy & Transformation Director since September 2014.
Before joining the Executive Team, Patricia led the post-merger integration planning of Telefonica Deutschland with ePlus through to deal completion. In her previous role as the Director for Business Development in Telefonica Europe, she led strategy, marketing innovation and played a key role in a number of partnerships, spectrum auctions, infrastructure sharing deals and key acquisitions and divestitures in the region. She joined the Telefonica Group in 2006 as VP Strategy and Development for Telefonica Europe. Patricia sits on The Supervisory Board, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG.
Patricia is an expert in telecommunications, media and technology, with over 15 years’ track record in leading teams at the intersection of evolving customer trends, market structure and technology. Before joining Telefonica, she was a consultant with the TMT and Corporate Finance practices of McKinsey & Company, working with clients in Europe, Latin America and the US. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014 and was appointed Strategic Adviser to Lumia Capital, an expansion-stage VC in 2016.
Patricia started her career in Hewlett-Packard and holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICAI, Spain.
Member of the Statutory Board of Directors
Committee Membership:
- Strategy Committee
- Operating Committee
- Pensions Committee
- Assurance Forum