In April 2021, Patricia was appointed as CFO to lead the new Virgin Media O2, a nationwide integrated communications provider created as a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica through the combination of Telefónica UK (O2) and Virgin Media. Virgin Media O2 is the scale challenger in the market, driving growth through integration, digitalisation and network evolution.

Prior to this, since 2016, Patricia was Chief Financial Officer for Telefónica UK Limited, having previously been the Strategy & Transformation Director since September 2014.

Before joining Telefónica UK, Patricia was Director for Business Development at Telefonica Europe. She joined the Telefónica Group in 2006 as VP Strategy & Development for Telefónica Europe.

Patricia was a member of the Telefónica Deutschland AG Supervisory Board since its IPO in 2012, which she helped prepare, through to 2020. She was also a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Nomination Committee.

Before joining Telefónica, she was a consultant with the TMT and Corporate Finance practices of McKinsey & Company, working with clients in Europe, Latin America and the US.