Virgin Media O2 Business appoints Diego Tedesco as wholesale fixed director

Virgin Media O2 Business has appointed Diego Tedesco as its Wholesale Fixed Director reporting to Jo Bertram, Business and Wholesale Managing Director,  and will join Virgin Media O2’s senior leadership team.

Tedesco will lead the day-to-day operations of the Fixed Wholesale business as it continues to drive growth and strengthen its partner ecosystem.

Diego previously served as Wholesale Fixed Commercial Marketing Director and has been operating as a member of the Wholesale Fixed leadership team for almost 9 years across various roles in the Finance, Strategy and Commercial teams.

O2 said that Diego was instrumental in driving the organisation’s innovative commercial approach in the fixed connectivity wholesale market, and in establishing the business as one of the leading suppliers of high-capacity fibre infrastructure services in the UK.

Diego succeeds Mike Hallam, who is leaving the organisation to take up a new role. The appointment is effective from 1st November and the two are working closely together in the meantime to ensure a smooth transition.

Diego Tedesco, Director of Fixed Wholesale at Virgin Media O2 Business, said: “I’m delighted to have been given the opportunity to lead the Fixed Wholesale business into the next phase of its journey. One that I believe brings a huge chance for our team to build on the successes we’ve seen over the last couple of years, continuing to drive disruption within the channel community and helping partners and end-customers bounce back from the pandemic.”