MADRID (EFE Dow Jones)--Spain's telecommunications giant
Telefonica SA (TEF.MC) Monday named Miguel Gilperez as head of its
underperforming Spanish operations.
Gilperez will replace Guillermo Ansaldo, as part of an
operations revamp announced last week by Europe's second-largest
telecom company by market value. Telefonica is looking to boost its
online operations and made its Spanish unit, previously separate, a
part of its European division.
Gilperez, who was previously the head of Telefonica Brazil, will
report to the Chairman of Telefonica Europe, Jose Maria Alvarez
Pallete.
Paulo Cesar Teixeira, until now head of Vivo Participacoes SA
(VIV, VIVO4.BR), will replace Gilperez in Telefonica Brazil.
-By Ana Garcia, EFE Dow Jones, +34 914518271,
ana.garcia@dowjones.com