By Adam Whittaker
Telefonica replaced Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete with Indra's Marc Murtra as executive chair of the company, saying some of its relevant shareholders wanted a change at the helm.
The Spanish telecommunication company said Saturday that Alvarez-Pallete accepted a request from the board to resign.
Telefonica said that Alvarez-Pallete was asked to step down after a group of shareholders made a request for a change of leadership.
Spanish information technology company Indra said Sunday that Angel Escribano Ruiz will replace Murtra as company director and chairman of the board.
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January 20, 2025 01:31 ET (06:31 GMT)
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