Cristina
Álvarez

PROFILE: Senior executive, with more than 25 years working in the telecommunications and technology sector. Non-executive director and advisor in several companies. Academic director of executive master IE: “Digital Transformation and Innovation Leadership”. Master Telco Engineering by “Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 1987-1992” and PDD in IESE (2001). Married with three kids, strongly supporter of inclusive leadership as a powerful tool to improve business results.

EXPERIENCE: Executive experience in: Alcatel (Nokia) (1992-1995), Vodafone (1996-2006) where one of her responsibility was CIO and Product Engineering, Telefónica (2006-Oct2017), where she was CIO and general manager of services development, being part of executive board in Telefónica Spain since 2009. Now, she is Non-Executive Director in Sacyr April 2018), and in AEDASHOMES (October 2017), where she leads technology commission. In both boards, she is a member of CNR. She is Global Advisor in CAST software, and helps some entrepreneurs as advisor. She firmly believes the importance to boost the woman rol in technology, and the understanding of how technology can improve society, being an active member in several fora. She is part of Cionet Advisory Board, member of CIO Executive Board. She was awarded as “Engineering of the year 2016”, by COIT/AEIT, “AUTELSI Award” by her career in TIC 2017, and “Digital Leader 2016” by Cionet.