Liberty Global announced that Enrique Rodriguez, formerly CEO of TiVo will join the company as EVP and CTO, starting in late July.
Baptiest Coopmans, who has served as acting CTO since January, will remain with the company to ensure a seamless transition for Rodriguez and will assume the position of SVP of Operations.
Rodriguez will lead Liberty Global’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) team of more than 7,500 employees, with an annual operating and capital budget of more than $5 billion. The centralized technology function powers the IT, supply chain, product development and delivery and network platforms across Liberty's operating companies, working across countries and brands to help them succeed.
Rodriguez holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Mexico’s Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey. He has served as the President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of TiVo since November 2017. Prior to becoming CEO, Rodriguez was EVP and CTO of AT&T Entertainment Group from August 2015 to November 2017.
Mike Fries, CEO, Liberty Global
Enrique has C-level experience as an engineer, software developer and operator. He has managed multi-billion dollar businesses for companies like AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco and Thomson, and has a long history in digital television as well as the European broadband sector.
Enrique Rodriguez, In-coning CTO, Liberty Global
Mike and his team are first class operators and I look forward to accelerating product innovation and building the network capacity that European consumers want and demand.
