Benzinga | Apr 6, 2021 04:06PM EDT

Telefonica And Liberty Global Appoint Lutz Schler CEO And Patricia Cobian CFO Of Proposed UK Joint Venture BEtween O2 And Virgin Media

Lutz Sch?ler to be appointed Chief Executive Officer and Patricia Cobian to be appointed Chief Financial Officer of the combined company upon completion of the transaction

Liberty Global and Telefonica today announced their intention to appoint Lutz Sch?ler as Chief Executive Officer and Patricia Cobian as Chief Financial Officer of the proposed 50-50 joint venture combining Virgin Media and O2. The merger is subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK.