For almost a year and a half, the Telefónica blog has allowed us to delve into the gastronomic tastes of the people with whom we share our daily lives to find out whether they prefer Spanish omelette with or without onion…
An excuse to get to know a little more, both from a professional and personal perspective, two hundred people who make up the Telefónica family in the different geographies where we operate, with very different profiles of all kinds.
In this compilation article we are going to highlight a dozen of the most outstanding publications, but not before answering the question of whether people are more ‘concebollista’ or ‘sincebollista’.
Chema Alonso
We begin with Chema Alonso, Telefónica’s Chief Digital Officer, who acknowledges that in the future he sees ‘a Telefónica adapted to technological evolution, as always’, a company that will be ‘more relevant in the world of the future thanks to the fact that it has adapted much better to the digital world’.
Regarding the projects developed in the company since he joined more than a decade ago, Alonso acknowledges that he is proud of all of them, whether they have been successful or not.
He admits that he could live without a mobile phone, although he would be missing things. And when it comes to omelettes, he prefers them with onions…
Pablo de Carvajal
Pablo de Carvajal, Director General Counsel and Regulatory Affairs at Telefónica, sees the company in the future ‘leading the digital revolution, providing connectivity and advanced services that will allow society to take advantage of the best of technology’.
In terms of what makes him proud of the company he has been with for more than two decades, De Carvajal points to both the connectivity provided and the development of social values as his most outstanding projects.
For him, it would be impossible in today’s society to live without a mobile phone: ‘You would have to withdraw from everyday life’. And he also prefers the Spanish omelette with onions, as well as undercooked…
Andrea Folgueiras
Andrea Folgueiras, Telefónica’s new GCTIO as of 31 March 2025, is proud that fibre optics is reaching millions of Latin American homes thanks to a company she has been working for decades.
She believes that ‘life would be more complicated’ without a mobile phone because of all the facilities it offers. Regarding the omelette dilemma, she prefers it with onions, although she extrapolates the question to Argentina, explaining that she could ask whether the asado is preferred with or without ‘achuras’ or whether flan is better on its own, with cream or with dulce de leche.
Elena Gil
For Elena Gil, business director of Artificial Intelligence & Big Data at Telefonica Tech, the company ‘has made it possible to promote the progress of society through technology and digitalisation’.
She recognises Telefónica, where she has been working for more than two decades, as ‘a key company in the competitiveness and well-being of the citizens of all the countries in which it operates’.
This ‘concebollista’, who does not disdain an omelette without onions ‘as long as it’s nice and juicy’, accepts that she would find it very difficult to adapt to a life without a mobile phone because of the dependence ‘to communicate, work, shop or entertain ourselves’.
Manuel Crespo
The Director of Compliance at Telefónica, S.A., Manuel Crespo de la Mata, believes that ‘society would not have been the same’ without the role of Telefónica, a company where he has been working for almost 20 years, a place where he values learning new things all the time.
He thinks he could live without a mobile phone, but ‘it would be a major sacrifice’. As for the omelette, and recognising that he likes them both ways, we find the first protagonist who opts for ‘sincebollismo’.
Eva Georgieva
Part of the Telefónica family for barely a year, Eva Georgieva highlights several of the operator’s qualities, such as its fight against climate change, its support for sportspeople and its ‘relentless pursuit of innovation in technology’.
She thinks that she could ‘probably’ live without a mobile phone, although she doubts ‘whether it could work effectively’. This colleague from Telefónica Germany, having eaten a potato omelette only once in her life – and that was without onions – is not in favour of one option or the other.
Denise Sayuri
Denise Sayuri, Chief Information Officer VP IT at Telefónica Brazil, believes that the company she has been part of for two decades is marked by leadership and vanguard in its positioning and performance, a company she sees as ‘drawing, defining and building the future’.
Although he believes it ‘could survive’, he confesses that he would find it hard to imagine life without a mobile phone. As for the omelette, although it is true that he likes both, for his taste with onion it has much more flavour.
Rosa Céspedes
Rosa Céspedes, Chief of Staff at Universitas Telefónica, who has been part of the Telefónica family for almost a decade, is ‘impressed by the disruptive mentality’ of the company’s corporate university project. She also sees the operator ‘deploying technology that contributes to the evolution of our society’.
On the other hand, she believes that we have become too dependent on technology and misses doing things the traditional way, not to mention the help that mobile phone use brings. As far as gastronomic doubts are concerned, he not only considers himself ‘always’ an ‘onionist’, but also creates the ‘ajista’ side.
Luis Daniel Oliveira
With some three years of experience at Telefónica, Luis Daniel Oliveira, communications assistant for Endomarketing B2B, is particularly proud of the projects for the inclusion of diverse people, ‘building a more inclusive space’.
He sees the Telefónica of the future with an emphasis on innovation, but without forgetting social and ecological responsibility. He thinks he could live without a mobile phone, although ‘it would be very complicated’, and when it comes to doubt, he also opts for the majority option: with onions.
José Sevilla
With more than a decade at Telefónica, José Sevilla, Manager of Channel Strategy in Venezuela, sees the company committed to society and at the forefront of the telecommunications sector.
He answers with a resounding no to whether he would be able to live without a mobile phone, and to the answer of the omelette – with onion, in his case – he adds a new ingredient: Asturian chorizo.
Gerardo Yela
Gerardo Yela, head of O&M Processes and Management Platforms at Telefónica Ecuador, has been with the company for more than 15 years, where he was part of the team that helped rebuild the lines in his country after a major earthquake in 2016. A very sad moment but one that made him proud of Telefónica and its team.
‘Addicted to technology’, which is why he cannot conceive life without a mobile phone, he initially refrains from asking about the omelette because he does not have enough knowledge to decide, although his hatred of onions finally makes him opt for “sincebollismo”.
Fabiano Barreros
Fabiano Barreros, part of global CTIO in Spain, joined the company in 1997 and stresses that ‘he leaves no one behind’, a company that ‘will continue to be a leader in digital transformation and in the evolution of society’.
He is adamant that he could not live without a mobile phone, and adds a thought: ‘Just as we force ourselves to eat healthily, we should also try to use our mobile phones in a healthy way’. On the question of the omelette, he is categorical and agrees with the majority: with onion.
