27.02.2007 22:52:00
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Joe Uva to Become Chief Executive Officer of Univision
Broadcasting Media Partners Inc. ("BMPI”),
an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity
Partners, Texas Pacific Group (TPG), Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban
Capital Group, announced today that following completion of its pending
acquisition of Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), Joe Uva will
become Chief Executive Officer of Univision, the leading
Spanish-language media company in the U.S.
Uva, 51, who is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of OMD
Worldwide, an Omnicom company, will be based in New York. He will assume
the CEO position at Univision effective April 1, 2007. The acquisition
of Univision is expected to be completed in March.
Over the past five years, Uva has led the growth of OMD into the
#2-ranked global media strategy and buying agency with over 100 offices
in over 80 countries. He will have overall responsibility for all
aspects of Univision’s operations, including
its television, radio, music and online divisions.
BMPI said, "Univision has enormous growth
opportunities ahead of it, and we are very pleased that an executive
with Joe Uva’s broad media experience,
leadership abilities, and entrepreneurial qualities will be driving our
efforts to build value and take the company to the next level. Joe has a
proven track record of achievement in a broad range of
advertising-focused media businesses based on his effective strategy
development, team building, sales skills, creative execution and new
business expansion. While at OMD he structured the industry’s
first billion-dollar cross-media buying contract and attracted a stable
of new clients while solidifying a global network and working to
establish best practices around the world. He previously played a key
role in the growth and development of Turner Broadcasting over a 17-year
period. We are delighted to welcome him to Univision.” "I am excited to have the opportunity to lead
a premier company that has redefined the American media landscape and is
so deeply embedded in the lives of its audience,”
said Uva. "This is a company with tremendous
strength that has fabulous growth opportunities. Its relationships with
its consumers are unparalleled in the media industry. I very much look
forward to working with Univision’s
outstanding management team, programming and industry partners, and
leaders in the Hispanic community to build on the Company’s
legacy of innovation and success. At the same time, it will be difficult
to leave OMD where I have had a very positive experience. OMD is a
strong company with a deep management team that will move forward
without missing a beat.”
Uva has spent five years as President and Chief Executive Officer of OMD
where he successfully led the company to be named Global Media Agency of
the Year by Advertising Age Magazine in 2003, by Adweek and Campaign
Magazines in 2005, and US Media Agency of the Year by Advertising Age in
2005.
Prior to joining OMD in 2002, Uva spent 17 years at Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc. In 1996, he was named President of Sales and Marketing for
Turner Entertainment Group, where he handled all advertising sales and
marketing for TBS Superstation, TNT, Turner Sports, Cartoon Network,
WTBS-TV and all network websites. Uva also oversaw strategy and
investments in interactive television, the Internet and specific
audience demographics as head of the Turner Ventures Group. Prior to
joining Turner, Uva was involved in a Swiss independent media
partnership after having served as Eastern Regional Sales Manager for
USA Network. Earlier in his career, he worked as a media planner for
McCann Erickson and Grey Advertising.
Uva serves on the Boards of Directors of TiVo Incorporated and Imaginova
Corp. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany.
Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media
company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network,
the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the
U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a
general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which
was launched in 2002 and now reaches 87% of U.S. Hispanic Households;
Galavisión, the country’s
leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group,
which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic
markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language
radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the
top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision
Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La
Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and
America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier
Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com.
Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint
venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay
television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in
Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media
company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with
television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations
and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Madison Dearborn Partners, based in Chicago, is one of the largest and
most experienced private equity investment firms in the world. MDP has
more than $14 billion of equity capital under management and makes new
investments through its most recent fund, Madison Dearborn Capital
Partners V, a $6.5 billion investment fund raised in 2006. MDP focuses
on management buyout transactions and other private equity investments
across a broad spectrum of industries, including basic industries,
communications, consumer, financial services, and health care. For more
information, please visit the MDP website at www.mdcp.com
.
Providence Equity Partners Inc.
Providence Equity Partners Inc. is a global private investment firm
specializing in equity investments in media, entertainment,
communications and information companies around the world. The
principals of Providence Equity manage funds with approximately $21
billion in equity commitments and have invested in more than 100
companies operating in over 20 countries since the firm's inception in
1990. Significant investments include Bresnan Broadband Holdings,
Casema, Com Hem, Digiturk, Education Management Corporation, eircom,
Freedom Communications, Idea Cellular, Kabel Deutschland,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ono, PanAmSat, ProSiebenSat.1, Recoletos, TDC,
VoiceStream Wireless, Warner Music Group, Western Wireless and Yankees
Entertainment Sports Network. Providence Equity is headquartered in
Providence, RI, and has offices in New York and London. The firm is in
the process of opening offices in Hong Kong and New Delhi.
TPG
TPG is a private investment partnership that was founded in 1992 and
currently has more than $30 billion of assets under management.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, with offices in San Francisco, London, Hong
Kong, New York, Minneapolis, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Mumbai, Shanghai,
Singapore and Tokyo, TPG has extensive experience with global public and
private investments executed through leveraged buyouts,
recapitalizations, spinouts, joint ventures and restructurings. TPG
seeks to invest in world-class franchises across a range of industries.
Prior investments in media and communications include Findexa, Hotwire,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and TIM Hellas. Other significant investments
include Aleris, Burger King, Continental Airlines, Debenhams, Ducati,
MEMC, J. Crew, Neiman Marcus, Petco, Seagate and Texas Genco. Visit www.tpg.com.
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is one of the largest and oldest private
equity investment firms in the United States and has raised and managed
almost $20 billion of capital, making investments in over 100 businesses
since its founding in 1974. Today, by remaining focused on growth
oriented companies with strong fundamentals and investing in large
buyouts primarily in North America, THL Partners continues to build on a
strong track record of creating lasting value and delivering exceptional
returns to its investors. Notable transactions sponsored by the firm
include Dunkin’ Brands, Simmons, The Nielsen
Company (formerly VNU), Warner Music Group and the announced
acquisitions of Clear Channel Communications and Univision, as well as
the recent realizations of investments such as Houghton Mifflin and
ProSiebenSat.1.
Saban Capital Group
Saban Capital Group, Inc. is a private investment firm specializing in
the media and entertainment industries. Based in Los Angeles, SCG was
established in 2001 by Haim Saban, founder of Saban Entertainment, a
global television broadcasting, production, distribution, merchandising
and music company that was sold to the Walt Disney Corporation in 2001
in a $5.2 billion transaction. The firm makes both controlling and
minority investments in public and private companies worldwide,
including ProSiebenSat.1, Germany's biggest television group; Keshet
Broadcasting Ltd., Israel's leading television network; and Bezeq,
Israel's national phone company, and adds strategic value through its
established relationships and industry experience.
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