Reshuffle at Telefónica's top management and other signings of the week

Marc Murtra arrived at Telefónica with a vocation for change. First, with a promise of a new direction for the telecommunications company, with divestments and advocating for a more established European sector. Now he is materializing changes by remodeling his leadership, with a new right-hand man and new faces that come from Indra. Beyond Telefónica, Tous hires a new leader for its business in the United States and Almirall has a new financial director.

Revolution in the leadership of Telefónica

With the arrival of Marc Murtra to the presidency of Telefónica, there have been significant changes in its leadership. This week the company's board of directors approved the dismissal of the current CEO of Telefónica, Ángel Vilá, and right-hand man of former president José María Álvarez-Pallete. His position will be taken by Emilio Gayo, who has been working at Telefónica for twenty years, where he has held various positions until becoming president of the business of the company.telecomin Spain.

Likewise, to fill the position of Gayo, he has decided to sign within Indra, his home before making the leap totelecom, and has appointed Borja Ochoa, until now general manager of defense and security at Indra. Ochoa was also general manager of Minsait, the subsidiary for which Indra has been looking for a buyer for some time. The other new hire at Indra is Sofía Collado, who assumes the leadership of Telefónica Tech.

Tous hires a general manager for the United States

Jewelry and accessories company Tous has hired Joseph Cavalcante as vice president and general manager for the United States, so this executive will lead the company's operations in this market. Cavalcante has two decades of experience in the luxury and jewelry sector and has led the expansion and transformation of brands such as Ippolita, Temple St. Clair and Gorjana, Tous explained in a statement.

With this addition, Tous seeks to strengthen itself in a market with "great potential" such as the United States and reinforce its international expansion.

Jon Garay, new financial manager of Almirall

Pharmaceutical company Almirall has appointed Jon U. Garay as the company's new CFO, starting in August. He will replace Mike McClellan, who will leave the Catalan company in September. Garay was previously CFO of Swedish pharmaceutical company Camurus.

Garay will join Almirante in August 2025, while McClellan will transition to the new CFO and leave Almirante in September. Garay, with more than 25 years of experience in the financial area, will report directly to Almirante's President and CEO, Carlos Gallardo, and will become a member of the management committee.

Josep Ginesta, ratified as Pimec's general secretary

The SME employers' association, Pimec, renewed its board just a few weeks ago, after Antoni Cañete was re-elected president of the institution for another four years. Thus, this week, the executive committee of Pimec has approved the ratification of Josep Ginesta as general secretary of the entity before Cañete's new mandate. Ginesta landed as general secretary of Pimec in 2021, when Cañete, who until then was the general secretary, replaced Josep González as president. Before Pimec, Ginesta was general secretary of the Department of Labor, Social Affairs and Families of the Generalitat, when the minister was Chakir El Homrani.

Miguel Vicente, re-elected president of Tech Barcelona

Miguel Vicente has been re-elected as president of Tech Barcelona, ​​​​the private non-profit association that brings together part of the technological and digital ecosystem of Barcelona. The new board of directors, led by Miguel Vicente as president and Ignasi Costas as general secretary, maintains the vast majority of its members and incorporates nine new members, such as Montserrat Vendrell (Aliath Bioventures), Marcel Prunera (Crea Inversión), Maria Mora (Fomento del Trabajo), Marta Marina and Ana Jipa (Olyn Lab), among others.