Simon Linares. Group HR Director, Telefónica Europe plc

Profile

Simon Linares was appointed to the Board of Telefónica Europe plc, as Group HR Director, on 17 July 2008.  Simon joined the company from Diageo, where he was HR Director, for the leading premium drinks company's Africa region.

Simon has significant experience in management development at an international level thanks to his previous roles as HR Director for Africa and Iberia regions at Diageo.  Prior to Diageo, Linares worked for a number of major companies in the financial services and consumer goods industries, including Barclays, Lloyds TSB and Grand Metropolitan.