Board of Directors
(as at 15 March 2011)
Luis Antonio Malvido (*1964)
Chairman
Graduated in Industrial Engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires. Joined Telefónica in the late 1980s during the privatisation process as a member of a team for the valuation of the target company. Afterwards he worked in various positions in customer service, sales, business development and strategic planning in Telefónica. In June 1998 he was appointed Vice President and Chief Executive Director at Telefónica Móviles Argentina, Unifón, where he was responsible for the start-up of the company, its merger with another regional operator and for the establishment of a nation-wide mobile operator. From January 2005 he was President and Chief Executive Director of Telefónica Venezuela, Movistar and later he became a President of the Quality Committee in Latin America. From January 2008 he was Chief Executive Director at TeleSP, a Telefónica subsidiary in Brazil. In February 2010 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, and simultaneously also member of the Board of Telefónica Europe.
Jesús Pérez de Uriguen (*1970)
1st Vice Chairman
Graduated in Business Administration at University of Maryland at College Park in 1992, with specialisation in Finance and Accounting, where he got his degree of Bachelor of Science in Business and Management. In 1993, he earned his MBA degree at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. Before joining Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. he worked in Bank of America, Arthur Andersen, Jazz Telecom, S.A., and Telefónica Móviles, S.A. Jesús collected extensive experience in the telecommunications and finance area at these companies – he was responsible for planning, management control, etc. Lastly, he worked in the position of CFO in Telefónica Centroamérica for nearly four years. He was member of the Board of Directors of the operations of Telefónica Móviles in Panamá, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Now he holds the position of Director, Finance Division and 1st Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in Telefónica O2 Czech Republic.
Petr Slováček (*1959)
2nd Vice Chairman
Graduated from the Technical University, Prague, with a degree in telecommunications from the Faculty of Electro-technical Engineering. Also holds a postgraduate Master of Business Telecommunications (MBT) degree from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. After graduation he joined the Telecommunications Research Institution, Prague, he joined SPT TELECOM (the legal predecessor of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic) in 1989, working in switching, technical development, network management projects and OSS. In June 2008 he was re-elected 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. He currently holds the position of Director, Operations Division.
Martin Bek (*1969)
Member
Studied foreign trade at University of Economics, Prague, and completed his studies at the European Business School, Paris, where he majored in Finance. He worked for ABC International, DRT International and later at Guérard Viala Prague as senior consultant and tax advisor. From 1996, he worked at ČESKÝ TELECOM (the legal predecessor of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic) as Director for Tax and Accounting, later as Executive Director for Planning and Controlling. In April 2004 he was appointed Statutory Representative of Eurotel Praha, spol. s r.o. (the legal predecessor of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic) and since September 2004 he has been Eurotel’s Chief Operating Officer. Now he holds the position Director Support Services in Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of O2 Foundation (Nadace O2).
John Gerald McGuigan (*1960)
Member
Before joining O2, John was the Chief Executive of NHS24, a telephone triage service for Scotland and held this position for 2 years. He joined Telefónica O2 UK in 2007 and was General Manager for the consumer segment in three sites: Glasgow, Preston Brook and Bury. Since 2009 has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica O2 Slovakia.
Jakub Chytil (*1961)
Member
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, where he got his JUDr. degree. In 1991–1995, he was a junior associate and, later on, an attorney specialising in commercial and civil law, working with international law firms. In 1995–2000, he was a Legal Counsel for the Czech and Slovak Republic at Philip Morris ČR and Kraft Foods. In 2000–2003, he was the Senior Counsel in the Legal Department of Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland, where he was responsible for the legal affairs of Philip Morris International’s subsidiaries in various countries. Since his arrival to ČESKÝ TELECOM (the legal predecessor of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic) in December 2003 he has been in the position of Director, Legal Affairs, and from 2010 he has been Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs. From May 2006 he has been the Company Secretary and he is also a member of the Board of Trustees of O2 Foundation (Nadace O2).
František Schneider (*1967)
Member
He graduated in Artificial Intelligence at the University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, and went on to start his professional career in Vikomt CZ. From 1997 he worked in Dell Computer, where started as Director for Sales to Small and Medium Enterprises, Czech and Slovak markets. In 2001 he became Business Development Manager for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, where he managed development projects aimed at effective capture of the corporate market. This job took him also to Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Russia. In 2003 he went to Greece to manage the start-up of a new branch for which he also designed a medium-term business development plan. From May 2004 he was Managing Director for the Czech and Slovak markets. Under his leadership, the Prague branch tripled its annual revenues and twice won the accolades for the best Dell country office in the EMEA region. František joined Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. in April 2008 as Director, Corporate Sales, and presently holds the position of Director, Business Division.
Personnel composition of the Board of Directors of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., as at 15 March 2011
| Name | Function | Member since |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Antonio Malvido | Chairman of the Board of Directors | 1 February 2010 |
| Jesús Pérez de Uriguen | 1st Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | 1 May 2008 |
| Petr Slováček | 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | 14 June 2008 |
| Martin Bek | Member of the Board of Directors | 27 April 2006 re-elected by the Supervisory Board on 18 February 2011 (with effect from 28 April 2011) |
| John Gerald McGuigan | Member of the Board of Directors | 27 October 2009 |
| Jakub Chytil | Member of the Board of Directors | 27 April 2006 re-elected by the Supervisory Board on 18 February 2011 (with effect from 28 April 2011) |
| František Schneider | Member of the Board of Directors | 4 November 2010 |
Information about the term of office of Board of Directors members is given in sub-section Governing bodies of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic.
All changes in the personnel composition in the Board of Directors in the first half of 2010 were described in the 2009 Annual Report and in the 2010 Half-year Report.
The following changes occurred in the personnel composition of the Board of Directors in the second half of 2010 and in the period from 1 January to 15 March 2011:
| Jose Severino Perdomo Lorenzo | his duties as member of the Board of Directors were terminated after the Supervisory Board discussed his resignation on 10 September 2010 |
| František Schneider | elected member of the Board of Directors by the Supervisory Board on 4 November 2010 |
Luis Antonio Malvido
Jesús Pérez de Uriguen
Petr Slováček
Martin Bek
John Gerald McGuigan
Jakub Chytil
