Javier Foncillas

“Javier was an excellent manager, one of the best I've ever had. He manages to combine top-level strategic and analytical skills with wonderful people-management skills. He also has a deep and intuitive understanding of the broader digital industry and would be a huge asset to any firm. I would be lucky to work for him again.”

“Javier is an exceptionally well-rounded individual - adept and instinctive commercial marketeer, well-versed in technical detail and an exceptional people manager. He achieves his goals by making those who interact with him feel good and by ensuring his colleagues, team and external counterparts are recognised for what they do well.”

“I loved working for Javier. I felt mutual respect and was allowed to get on with the (considerable) task at hand. He is extremely knowledgeable and operationally experienced (having launched and managed Navigalia one of the top sites in Spain back in the day) regarding digital media and it's various nuances. A very talented individual who naturally knows how to get the best out of a team - even during extraordinary times (such as Vizzavi/dot com bust). I was always impressed with his management and leadership style. Good man.”

“I had the privilege of working with Javier who was my director during a period of nearly five years. He succesfully set up a new marketing function in Vodafone achieving outstanding results by forming a close knit, cohesive team. Javier is a natural leader of people and opinion. A key figure in the European Internet / Telco sector, he has the capacity of translating vision to execution thanks to extensive working knowledge of all aspects of the marketing mix. To this I must add the fact that it is fun and enlightning to work with Javier who has an outstanding capacity in communicating ideas to the most varied audiences. I hope I have the opportunity of working with him again in the future.”

“As a specialised journalist, I think it is always a pleasure to work with Javier because he is not only a fantastic person but a very good communicator. He really believes in his company (Vodafone) and it’s products. And he leads a great team.”

“Vodafone Spain is one of our key partners and we have been collaborating with Javier in numerous innovation projects. Javier is full of ideas and has managed to put together a excellent team. It is a pleasure to work with him.”

“Javier was my boss, while we were at Vizzavi together. I learned a tremendous amount from him and continue to do so whenever I am lucky enough to see him. What I most admire about Javier is his natural curiousity and appreciation for things of quality, in people, in books, in ideas and in life. He always seeks ways to improve things, striving for the ideal. I try to emulate this in him.”

“Javier has been my boss for 2 years: easy to work with him. He trusts people who work for him: he is able to get the maximum commitment of the team and as a consequence they achieve and exceed objectives. He is one of the few people who has a clear vision and is able to guess different scenarios in the business. He has a maximum respect for people and he is brilliant in managing relationships.”