
Victoria is a seasoned Financial and Telecom Executive with a C-level and Board background, is renowned for her impactful roles across various companies and organizations. As council member of the European Commission, EIC Scaling club, a non-executive Director at CaixaBank Payments & Consumer and a European Innovation Council (EIC) investment Jury member, she oversees substantial funding applications. She represents the EIC's €10.1bn fund in influential telecom and technology companies. Additionally, she serves on the boards of TeamEQ and Cashway startups, leveraging AI & ML for HR solutions and innovative financial technology.
Victoria's career highlights include leadership positions as M&A Director British Telecom Europe, Executive Chairman Orange Spain, and Senior Vice-President International Proximus. Beyond her corporate endeavors, she's a driving force in promoting gender diversity, serving as President of Europe for the Global Telecom Women Network (GTWN) and founding member of the Global Board Ready Women (GBRW) Task Force, which championed the 40% Gender Diversity Quotas for publicly listed European corporations.
She holds a Bachelor's in Engineering in Computing Sciences from UPC, an EMBA from INSEAD, and completed programs at Columbia Business School in Digital Marketing. Victoria lives in Paris and speaks fluently 5 languages. She has one lovely daughter (Rita).
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/victoriahernandez
Senior Telecom & Innovation Executive