Liberty Global plc has appointed senior technology executive Madalina Suceveanu to the newly-established role of Managing Director, Mobile & Cloud Technology, reporting into Liberty Global Chief Technology Officer Enrique Rodriguez. In addition, she has also been appointed to Telenet's Board of Directors. In the new role, Ms. Suceveanu will be responsible for developing Liberty Global's technology strategy and its investments in mobile and cloud technologies.

The creation of the role aligns with Liberty Global's fixed mobile convergence strategy which has driven a number of major transactions in recent years combining leading fixed and mobile network assets, including the merger of Virgin Media and O2 in the UK and acquisition of Sunrise in Switzerland. Prior to joining Liberty Global, Ms. Suceveanu held several senior leadership positions at Vodafone Group PLC, including CTO of the European Cluster, Turkey and Egypt and CTO of Vodafone Ireland. She also served as Chief Networks Officer at Vodafone in Germany.

Prior to joining Vodafone, Ms. Suceveanu worked in several senior roles at Orange Romania S.A. from 1997 until 2013, rising to Chief Technology Officer. Ms. Suceveanu has also been a member of the board of directors of the Vodafone Ireland Foundation, Orange Foundation, Netshare Ireland and SIRO, a joint venture between Vodafone Ireland and the nation's state-owned electrical utility, ESB. In 2017 she was recognized by technology publication Silicon Republic as one of the top 25 female leaders in technology in the world.