Virgin Mobile Latin America

Our Approach

Virgin Mobile Latin America is the leading digital provider of mobile services in Latin America. We design our brand and proposition to appeal to the digital youth and young-at-heart in Latin America's most vibrant markets.

Virgin Mobile makes data plans accessible to youth through a convenient and secure online experience. Our tariffs and plans are ‘straight up’ honest and simple with no tricks.

Virgin Mobile treats its customers like Rock Starsr!. Our Rock Center customer service agents are the heart and soul of our business and can be accessed through online chat, social media and even by phone (for those who still prefer).

Leadership

Peter Macnee

VMLA President & CEO

Previously President at Millicom International Cellular EMEA overseeing expansion and growth in Russia, the Baltics and Africa. Extensive digital expertise and led FortuneCity.com’s IPO as the first “.com” listing on German Stock Exchange in 1999.

Russell Olson

VMLA Chief Financial Officer

Former CFO at Intcomex, Inc.; CFO at Iusacell S.A. as part of a long career at Verizon with ever increasing levels of financial responsibility with assignments in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, audit, treasury, strategic planning and investor relations at both the operational and headquarters levels.

Andrew Atkinson

VMLA SVP Operations

Formerly SVP at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa, Project Manager FRiENDi, Consultant at Arthur D. Little, and General Manager Mobile at Macquarie Telecom, Australia

Juan Guillermo Vélez Ospina

VM Colombia CEO

Previously served as COO/CEO at UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones, leading the company to a complete transformation before its merge with Tigo/Millicom; VP International Business at Orbitel S.A., leading the process to create the international business and two affiliate companies in Spain and the U.S; Technical Manager at COCELCO Compania Celular de Colombia.

Patricio Nunez

VM Chile CEO

Former Sales and Marketing Director VMCL, Entel PCS Retail and Consumer Product Manager

Phil Wallace

Co-Founder and Chairman

Former President of BellSouth EMEA and responsible for BellSouth’s initial expansion in LatAm; Chairman Cellcom Israel; Director E-Plus; Vice-Chairman Sonofon; Director KPN Mobile; Director BellSouth LatAm Country Boards.

Jay Metcalfe

Co-Founder and Director

Former President & CEO of Millicom International Cellular. Founding investor VMMEA (largest MVNO in the Middle East & Africa); VMCEE (MVNO in CEE region); and Afrimax (Chairman, largest LTE license holder in Africa).

Peter Langkilde

Co-Founder and Director

Founding investor and Chairman, VMMEA (largest MVNO in the Middle East & Africa; Chairman of VM South Africa; Co-Founder VMCEE; Co-Founder & CEO of Afrimax (largest LTE license holder in Africa).

Juan Villalonga

Director

Former Executive Chairman and CEO of Telefonica Group, where he grew the company’s market capitalization from US$12bn to over US$100bn. Current Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Hermes Growth Partners.

Alejandro Sanchez

Director

Managing Director of Canepa Healthcare; Previously founding Partner of Hermes Growth Partners; Previously a partner of McKinsey & Company, leading the TMT practice in several countries. He serves on the Board of Directors of several healthcare and telecom/media companies.

Rupam Shrivastava

Director

Senior Vice President at ePlanet Capital covering technology and telecom investments in US, Latin America and India. Previously investment banker at Dresdner Kleinwort in New York.

John Hunt

Director

Founder & Chairman of Archimedia; Formerly a serially successful entrepreneur in technology and consumer businesses and an executive in increasingly senior roles internationally at Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris and AOL.

Terry Clontz

Director

Currently SVP International Operations for ST Telemedia, a Singapore based strategic investor in the Telecommunications services sector, and a Senior Corporate Advisor to Temasek Holdings. Terry is a US telecoms industry veteran with over 42 years of experience, 28 years working internationally.

Lorenzo Gonzalez-Bosco

Director

Managing Director, Head of Mexico and the Andean Region at Temasek, a Singapore-based investment company that manages a portfolio of US$ 177bn. Previously Chairman & CEO of Barclays Mexico and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking in Mexico for Bank of America.

Jose Agustin Valdes

Director

Chairman of the Board and CEO of Ashta Chemicals and President of Comarca Grande. He serves on the Board of Directors of Grupo Verzatec, Torrecom, Red de Servicios Financieros, Crown Rooftiles, and Laudex.