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Telefónica Names Alfonso Gómez CEO of Movistar+, Replacing Daniel Domenjó

The move signals a push for stricter cost control at the TV platform under Telefónica’s Transform & Grow plan.

Overview

  • Movistar+’s board appointed Alfonso Gómez Palacio as chief executive to succeed Daniel Domenjó.
  • The company set an overlap period in which both executives will work under Movistar+ president Javier de Paz to ensure an orderly handover.
  • Daniel Domenjó plans to leave the group in the coming months to pursue new projects.
  • Gómez, formerly in charge of Telefónica Hispanoamérica, is viewed as aligned with a finance-focused strategy aimed at sustainable growth.
  • The leadership shift comes as Movistar+ leans on exclusive UEFA club competition rights in Spain through 2031, a €1.464 billion deal seen as key to winning and keeping subscribers.