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César Alierta

Spanish businessman (1945–2024)

César Alierta Izuel (5 May 1945 – 10 January 2024) was a Spanish businessman, who was the chief executive officer and chairman of Telefónica S.A. from 26 July 2000, until replaced by José María Álvarez-Pallete in 2016. He guided the company through a significant Latin American expansion.²

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Born May 5, 1945, died Jan 10, 2024.¹

About

Alierta earned a bachelor's degree in law at the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) in 1967. Three years after his degree, he earned a master's degree in Business Administration at Columbia University in New York, United States.

From Wikipedia’s article on César Alierta, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

TelefónicaChair 2000 to 2016¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedColumbia Business School³
Date not recordedUniversity of Zaragoza³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, lawyer.⁹

2011 to 2017Chairperson^{5 6}
2011 to 2017Chair, Consejo Empresarial para la Competitividad⁸
2000 to 2016Chairperson⁵
2000 to 2016Chair, Telefónica⁷
Date not recordedWorked at Telefónica⁴

Alierta held law degree from the University of Zaragoza and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

1970–1985: Banco Urquijo (Financial Analyst)

1985–1996: Beta Capital (Founder & President)

1996–1999: Tabacalera (CEO)

1999–2000: Altadis (Co-chairman)

2000–2016: Telefónica (CEO & Chairman)

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Personal life

BornMay 5, 1945, Zaragoza^{10 11}
DiedJan 10, 2024, Zaragoza^{12 13}
CitizenshipSpain¹⁴

Awards

2015Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May^{15 16}

Sources

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WikidataCésar Alierta: Chair, Consejo Empresarial para la Competitividad, on Wikidata
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WikidataTelefónica, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsCésar Alierta photo by UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, CC BY 2.0