Frederick De Backer is Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Telefónica’s Brussels office since 2007.

Prior to that, he was employed as a Strategy Manager at Telefónica in Madrid. In Spain, he has also worked for McKinsey & Company in a variety of sectors. He began his career as a researcher at Siemens.

Mr De Backer obtained a PhD at the University of Cantabria, a Master in engineering at the University of Ghent and a bachelor in philosophy at the UNED.