Madalina Suceveanu Joins Liberty Global’s Tech Leadership Team
June 09 2022 - 2:50AM
Business Wire
Senior Technology Executive Joins as Managing Director,
Mobile & Cloud Technology
Madalina Suceveanu to Appear at European Women in Technology
Conference Today
Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:
LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has appointed senior technology executive
Madalina Suceveanu to the newly-established role of Managing
Director, Mobile & Cloud Technology, reporting into Liberty
Global Chief Technology Officer Enrique Rodriguez. In addition, she
has also been appointed to Telenet’s Board of Directors.
In the new role, Ms. Suceveanu will be responsible for
developing Liberty Global’s technology strategy and its investments
in mobile and cloud technologies. The creation of the role aligns
with Liberty Global’s fixed mobile convergence strategy which has
driven a number of major transactions in recent years combining
leading fixed and mobile network assets, including the merger of
Virgin Media and O2 in the UK and acquisition of Sunrise in
Switzerland.
In total, Liberty Global’s next-generation products delivered
through advanced fibre and 5G networks now connect a total of 85
million subscribers across Europe and the UK. Liberty Global’s
investment arm, Liberty Global Ventures, has also invested in a
series of leading mobile & cloud businesses, including Pax8,
Aviatrix and Lacework.
Ms Suceveanu will make her first conference appearance as a
Liberty Global executive today at the European Women in Technology
event at the RAI in Amsterdam.
Prior to joining Liberty Global, Ms. Suceveanu held several
senior leadership positions at Vodafone Group PLC, including CTO of
the European Cluster, Turkey and Egypt and CTO of Vodafone Ireland.
She also served as Chief Networks Officer at Vodafone in Germany.
Prior to joining Vodafone, Ms. Suceveanu worked in several senior
roles at Orange Romania S.A. from 1997 until 2013, rising to Chief
Technology Officer.
Enrique Rodriguez, Chief Technology Officer, Liberty Global,
comments: ‘Madalina is a senior technology executive of the highest
standing and we’re thrilled that she is joining us in this
newly-created role. We look forward to benefiting from her vast
experience as we continue to develop our strategy to deliver even
more innovation for customers and partners.’
Madalina Suceveanu adds: ‘I am very excited to join Liberty
Global in this new role of Managing Director, Mobile & Cloud
Technology. I look forward to enabling our customers and society to
benefit from the full potential of 5G and cloud technologies in
timely, innovative and effective ways.’
Ms. Suceveanu has also been a member of the board of directors
of the Vodafone Ireland Foundation, Orange Foundation, Netshare
Ireland and SIRO, a joint venture between Vodafone Ireland and the
nation's state-owned electrical utility, ESB. In 2017 she was
recognized by technology publication Silicon Republic as one of the
top 25 female leaders in technology in the world.
ABOUT LIBERTY GLOBAL
Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) is a world
leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications
services. We deliver next-generation products through advanced
fiber and 5G networks, and currently provide over 85 million fixed
and mobile connections* across Europe and the United Kingdom. Our
businesses operate under some of the best-known consumer brands,
including Virgin Media-O2 in the U.K., VodafoneZiggo in The
Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin
Media in Ireland and UPC in Slovakia. Through our substantial scale
and commitment to innovation, we are building Tomorrow’s
Connections Today, investing in the infrastructure and platforms
that empower our customers to make the most of the digital
revolution, while deploying the advanced technologies that nations
and economies need to thrive.
Our consolidated businesses generate annual revenue of more than
$7.5 billion, while the VodafoneZiggo JV and the VMO2 JV generate
combined annual revenue of more than $19 billion.**
Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a
portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content,
technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in
companies like ITV, Televisa Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the
Formula E racing series.
* Represents aggregate consolidated and 50% owned
non-consolidated fixed and mobile subscribers. Includes wholesale
mobile subscribers of the VMO2 JV and B2B fixed subscribers of the
VodafoneZiggo JV.
** Revenue figures above are provided based on full year 2021
Liberty Global consolidated results (excluding revenue from the
U.K. JV Entities) and the combined as reported full year 2021
results for the VodafoneZiggo JV and estimated U.S. GAAP full year
2021 results for the VMO2 JV. For more information, please visit
www.libertyglobal.com.
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