Vodafone and UPC will continue to operate as separate and competing entities until August 1.

Lorilloux was appointed CEO of Vodafone Romania in 2017.

Mostafa El Beltagy will be appointed Consumer Business Unit Director, a position held within Vodafone Romania since March 2018.

Mihnea Radulescu, currently CEO of UPC Romania, will take over as Vodafone Business Unit Director.

Catalin Buliga will be appointed Technology Director.

Ioana Mihailescu will be appointed Customer Operations Director.

Sibaji Biswas will be appointed Finance Director.

Fragiski Melissa will be appointed HR & Property Director.

Livia Dumitrescu will be appointed Legal & External Affairs Director.

Razvan Bogasiu will be Senior Manager, Strategy & Wholesale.

The European Commission approved earlier in July the acquisition by Vodafone of Liberty Global’s cable business in Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Romania, part of a EUR18.4 billion deal. In Romania, Vodafone has acquired UPC Romania, which has nearly 1 million customers.