Paris, June 20, 2011
Vivendi: Amos Genish joins the Management Board
Amos Genish, CEO of Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom operator GVT, is appointed to Vivendi’s Management Board, effective 19th June 2011.
The Management Board is now composed of:
Jean-Bernard Lévy Chairman
Abdeslam Ahizoune Chairman Management Board, Maroc Telecom
Philippe Capron Chief Financial Officer, Vivendi
Frank Esser Chairman and CEO, SFR
Amos Genish CEO, GVT
Lucian Grainge Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group
Bertrand Meheut Chairman of the Management Board, Group Canal+
Amos Genish, based in Curitiba, Brazil, co-founded GVT in 2000 and has been CEO since then. Prior to that he held a number of CEO positions including that of a software Company traded on the Nasdaq.
Amos Genish holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics.
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About Vivendi
The best emotions, digitally
Vivendi is at the heart of the worlds of content, platforms and interactive networks.
Vivendi combines the world leader in video games (Activision Blizzard), the world leader in music (Universal Music Group), the French leader in alternative telecoms (SFR), the Moroccan leader in telecoms (Maroc Telecom Group), the leading alternative telecoms provider in Brazil (GVT) and the French leader in pay-TV (Canal+ Group).
In 2010, Vivendi achieved revenues of €28.9 billion and adjusted net income of €2.7 billion. With operations in 77 countries, the Group has over 51,300 employees.
