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Telefónica dismisses four cybersecurity sales managers for violating its code of ethics with the purchase of Govertis

Telefonica has dismissed four of those responsible for the sale of cybersecurity services to third parties, positions belonging to the operator’s subsidiary ElevenPaths. The company consulted in this regard, recognizes a conflict of interest with these employees, although the internal investigation would point further: to an enrichment of the outgoing positions, specifically from the purchase of Govertis by ElevenPaths, according to industry sources consulted by.

The main impeachment has starred her Pedro Pablo Pà © rez, head of that business, who hangs from the Telefonica Tech branch, as Vozpopuli has advanced. In total, four ElevenPaths positions have already been separated from the company chaired by Josà © MarÃa Ãlvarez-Pallete, although the investigation could still include new exits. According to sources in this newspaper, last week there were dismissals, although the investigation comes from afar and has lasted for months, having started in 2020.

Pà © rez and his colleagues have infringed Telefónica’s code of ethics, according to its legal team, and it is currently analyzing the case before a possible transfer to the courts of the termination of the employment relationship. ElevenPaths, dedicated to selling cybersecurity, depends on Telefónica Tech, which last month revolutionized its organization chart to incorporate MarÃa Jesús Almazor as the new CEO of the Cybersecurity and Cloud division. Always within Telefónica Tech, this area encompasses the digital businesses of Cybersecurity, Cloud and IoT & Big Data.

The purchase on which the investigation magnifying glass is perched is that of the cybersecurity consultancy Govertis, founded in 2010 by Eduard Chaveli and Ãscar Bou, and specialized in GRC (Government, Risk and Compliance) and IRM (electronic management of digital assets).

Last August, Telefonica Tech announced the purchase of Govertis through ElevenPaths, to underpin its growth in the field of cybersecurity. The operation focuses Telefónica’s investigations on the alleged infractions of the code of ethics.

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