Alfonso Gómez Palacio was appointed President CEO of Telefónica Colombia in 2017, after ten years as President of Telefónica Colombia and President of Colombia Telecomunicaciones, since its inception in June 2003.

In August 2002, Mr. Gómez  was appointed President of the National Telecommunications -Telecom- where he led the major transformation of the public telecommunications sector, creating Colombia Telecommunicaciones S.A. ESP. T

Alfonso Gómez previously held the Executive Presidency of Colvatel S.A ESP, a company dedicated to Broadband installation. He was also Secretary General of ETB, where he served as Executive Vice President of shared services.