Liberty Global Announces Board Changes and Appoints Balan Nair as New CEO for Latin American & Caribbean Operation
October 30, 2017 at 09:20 am EDT
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Liberty Global plc announced that Balan Nair, currently Chief Technology & Innovation Officer for Liberty Global, will assume the position of President and CEO of its Latin American and Caribbean operation once the split-off from Liberty Global occurs, which is expected around the end of the year. Mr. Nair brings to his new role nearly 25 years of experience in the telecommunications, internet, cable and media industries. As one of Liberty Global’s top executives over the last 10 years, he has managed the group’s fixed and mobile network operations, broadband and video product development and strategic planning. He currently oversees a workforce of 7,500 employees and an operating and capital budget of more than $5 billion in Europe, as well as the technology and product roadmap for Latin America. Mr. Nair will remain in his current position with Liberty Global until the split-off is completed, and a search is already underway for his successor.
In addition to Mr. Fries, who will serve as Executive Chairman, and Balan Nair, the board of the new company is expected to include John Malone, currently Chairman of Liberty Global, Liberty Global directors Paul Gould and Miranda Curtis, and Liberty Global CFO Charles Bracken. Liberty Global has also identified three additional directors who will add regional expertise and strategic value – Eric Zinterhofer, lead independent director and former chairman of Charter Communications; Alfonso de Angoitia, Co-CEO of Grupo Televisa N.A.; and Brendan Paddick, former board member of Cable & Wireless Communications Plc, and founder and former CEO of Columbus Communications.
Liberty Global Ltd. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in converged broadband, video and mobile communications and an active investor in infrastructure, content and technology ventures. It has investments in fiber-based and 5G networks. For business and public sector organizations, it provides a complete range of voice, advanced data, video, wireless and cloud-based services across its local broadband networks, as well as mobile and converged fixed-mobile services. It offers broadband and mobile networks under brands, such as Virgin Media-02 in the United Kingdom, VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Slovakia. Its global investment arm, Liberty Global Ventures, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Televisa Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the Formula E racing series.