Javier Fernandez Saavedra
Global General Manager at t2ó ONE
Javier Fernandez Saavedra
Global General Manager at t2ó ONE
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Global General Manager
2023 - Current
Responsibility for the P&L of the T2O group, with operations in Southern Europe, North America and Latam
Board Member
2021
Excom is a top 10 Telco in Spain with an ambitious growth plan and funded by Formentor Capital
Venture Capital Advisor
2021
Conexo Ventures builds great companies by fueling capital, experience and global reach to promising technology start-ups
Professor, Digital Strategy and Tecnology
2019
Executive Program in Digital Banking, Digital Strategy and Tecnology
Head of Industry, Tech B2C, Fintech, EduTech: Digital Acceleration | Strategy | People Leader
2018 - 2023
I lead Google teams dedicated to accelerating the digital transformation of our corporate clients to solve consumer problems by delivering solutions based on digital marketing, artificial intelligence, data and martech.
Head of Industry, Banking, Insurance, & Mobile Commerce: Digital Transformation | Lead Generation
2017 - 2018
Leading the Banking and Insurance verticals at Google Spain, I inspired, engaged, challenged and supported the C-suites of the largest companies within these industries to embrace digital solutions in order to: (1) provide superior consumer experiences; (2) elevate the marketing campaigns to the next level; and (3) reshape their sales strategies to boost business outcomes.
Head of Industry, Tech, Telecom & Media: Strategic Partnerships | Revenue Growth | Innovation
2013 - 2017
My mission was to accelerate digital transformation within Tech, Telecom & Media industries in Spain. In doing so, I led a high performance team to provide strategies, solutions and education to support partners in shifting 30% of their commercial activity to digital channels.
e-Commerce Director: Strategy | Marketing | Operation | Customer Satisfaction | OPEX & CAPEX | P&L
2009 - 2013
As e-Commerce Director, I led my team in providing telecommunication solutions (OTT, TV, mobile phones, internet, fibre, etc.) to consumers, analyzing market insights, generating demand, driving online and offline sales, and ensuring service delivery with the highest level of satisfaction. I was responsible for 500,000 online sales/year with double-digit annual growth. While in this position, I improved OPEX by 15%/year by changing the payment conditions for providers from a fixed to a variable model.
Manager, Strategy Consulting: Business Assessment | Information Technology | M&A | OPEX & CAPEX
2006 - 2009
As manager of strategy & business development I led cross-company teams to identify and assess growth revenue opportunities in mobile advertising, mobile TV business, mobile gaming, behavioral marketing and more.
Senior Product Manager: Consumer Marketing | Engineering | Go-to-Market
2002 - 2006
As senior product manager I led a team of 5 product managers and designed and deployed a roadmap for youth services, roaming, voice products, SME communication services and more.
Partnership Manager: Joint Venture | Strategic Alliances
2001 - 2002
As partnership manager I led a team of 5 analysts to set-up strategic partnerships with major tech players such as HP, Oracle, Nokia, Ericsson and SAP. I also established partnerships with government entities such as the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Telecom Director
2000 - 2000
Reporting to Head of Telecommunication Division. Main responsibility: Deployment of European network of Short Message Centers for MyAlert services (Spain, France, UK, Germany, Italy, …)
Operations Manager: Pre-sales | Planning | Deployment | Post-Sales | Customer Service
1996 - 2000
I led a team of 20 field engineers to sell and to deploy cutting-edge technologies to our Telecom clients (Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, etc.), providing first class customer service.
Field engineer for mobile networks at Motorola Spain
1995 - 1995
Main responsibility: Optimize the deployment of the mobile network in Madrid
Education
Master’s Degree
2013 - 2014
Program for Leadership Development
2005 - 2005