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Mr. Calixto Ríos Pérez serves as our General Manager of Auditing and Management Resources. In 1973, Mr. Ríos joined Banco Exterior de España as the General Manager of Extebank in New York City. Subsequently he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Extebandes, in Venezuela. Later, Mr. Rios returned to Madrid as the General Manager of Filiales Bancarias Internacionales of Banco Exterior de España. In 1990, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer responsible for overseeing the construction, management and marketing of the Olympic Village for the Olympic games and a year later was named Chief Financial Officer of Tabacalera, S.A. After the merger of Tabacalera and Seita, he was appointed Advisor to the Chairmen and Head of Strategy and Planning. After joining Telefónica as Corporate General Manager for Institutional Relations, in July 2002 he was appointed General Manager for Internal Auditing and Communications. He holds a degree in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid | 