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Born in Medina de Pomar (Burgos), 26th of December 1945. Mr. Julio Linares López holds a degree in telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He is General Manager for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies. Mr. Linares is also Chairman of Teleinformatica y Comunicaciones, S.A. (TELYCO), Chairman of the Cesky Telecom, a.s. Supervisory Board, and director of Telefónica de España, S.A., O2 plc. and Sogecable, S.A. He joined Telefónica in May 1970 in the research and development centre, where he held several positions until he was appointed Head of Telefónica’s Technology and Technical Regulations Department. In April 1990, he was appointed General Manager of Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo (Telefónica I&D). In December 1994, he became Deputy General Manager of Marketing and Development of Telefónica Services in the commercial area and subsequently Assistant Managing Director of Business Marketing. In July 1997, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Telefónica Multimedia and Chairman of Telefónica Cable and Producciones Multitemáticas. From May 1998 to January 2000, he served as General Manager of Strategy and Technology at the Telefónica, S.A.’s Corporate Centre, and as a director of Telefónica Sistemas, Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo and Vía Digital. In January 2000, he was appointed Chairman of Telefónica de España, a position which he held until December 2005 when he was appointed General Manager for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies. | 