NBCUniversal Appoints Emilio Romano to President of Telemundo
BCUniversal has recently named Emilio Romano as Presi- dent of Telemundo. As President, Romano will lead the Tel- emundo broadcast network and its 14 owned stations, including the Entertainment Division and Telemundo Studios--the number one producer of original Spanish-language prime time content for U.S. Hispanics. Additionally, he will oversee the Emmy- Award winning News and Sports divisions, Telemundo Interna- tional, Telemundo’s Digital Media group, and the network’s sales and marketing units. He also will have oversight of mun2, the fastest growing lifestyle cable network for young bicultural Lati- nos.
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“Emilio is the ideal executive to lead Telemundo as we con- tinue to build on our record breaking performances this year,” said Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, to whom he will re- port. “His extensive knowledge of Hispanic media combined with a proven track record running large scale businesses will be a great addition to the Telemundo management team. We will benefit greatly from his expertise across multiple media plat- forms--particularly in the Mexican market--as we continue to broaden Telemundo’s overall appeal in the vibrant and diverse Hispanic community.”
“I am honored to be joining this superb team of professionals
at Telemundo and NBCUniversal and to be part of the transfor- mation taking place within the U.S. Hispanic media market,” said Romano. “As reflected in the latest U.S. Census and the dramatic increase in both viewership and advertising within the Hispanic community these past few years, this exciting market is well poised for explosive growth. Telemundo has found in NBCUni- versal and Comcast the ideal partners to leverage this growth and continue to build a world-class media company that will inform, educate, inspire and entertain Hispanic viewers in the U.S. and audiences around the world.” Romano’s impressive career spans the media, internet and
aviation industries where he has held a wide range of senior lead- ership positions over the past two decades, from start-up entre- preneurial roles to running large-scale business operations. At the beginning of his career, Romano held various positions within the Mexican Ministry of Finance, including General Di- rector of Revenue Policy and Federal Fiscal Attorney. Addition- ally, he was the chief negotiator for more than 50 tax and customs treaties, as well as tax and customs matters relating to NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). During the late1990s, Romano was Grupo Televisa’s Director
of Mergers & Acquisitions and later Vice-President of Interna- tional Operations with oversight of more than 500 global em- ployees. From 1995 to 1998, he was a member of the Board of Directors for Univision Communications and directed several high profile transactions including the Sky Latin America joint venture with The News Corporation, Organizações Globo and
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NBCUniversal names Emilio Romano as new Telemundo President.
TCI; the sale of PanAmSat to Hughes Electronics; and the forma- tion of Via Digital DTH venture for the Iberian Peninsula. Ro- mano also was responsible for Televisa’s operations outside of Mexico, including the record label Fonovisa and the worldwide programming distribution arm Protele. Additionally, he co-man- aged Cablevisión, the largest cable network in Mexico. In 2001, Romano co-founded Border Group, LLC, and served as an advisor to several entertainment and media companies. He was a member of the Board of Directors for Claxson Interactive, a multimedia company providing branded entertainment content for both Spanish and Portuguese speakers. More recently, from 2004 to 2007, he served as CEO for Gru- po Mexicana de Aviacion where he was responsible for the air- line’s largest financial restructuring in its 87-year history. During his tenure he also organized the launch of the first low-cost car- rier in Mexico: Click Mexicana and engineered the sale of Mexi- cana de Aviacion to a Mexican investor group. Currently, Romano serves on the Board of Directors for Tam
Linhas Aereas and is the President of IATA’s International Air- line Training Fund Council. Romano holds a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City, where he graduated cum laude. He earned a di- ploma in International Law at the City of London Polytechnic in London, UK. CHRISTINE (?U.K.)A native of Mexico City, he now resides in Miami with his wife and two daughters.
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