Alfonso de Angoitia is co-CEO of Grupo Televisa, S.A., one of the main cable TV operators in Mexico (

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), the leading satellite pay television system in the country (

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), and the leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world.

Board memberships

Angoitia has been on the Board of Televisa and Member of the Executive Committee since April 1997. Mr. de Angoitia is a member of the Board of Directors of various companies including

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, Grupo Financiero Banorte, Fomento Economico Mexicano (FEMSA), and Liberty Latin America.

Career

Before taking over as co-CEO, Angoitia was Executive VP (2003-2017) and was Chief Financial Officer (1999-2003) . Prior to joining Grupo Televisa, S.A., he worked at White & Case LLP in

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, and then co-founded Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C., one of Mexico’s leading law firms. Angoitia was the personal attorney of Emilio Azcárraga, the current Chairman of Grupo Televisa; after the death of Azcárraga's father,

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, Angoitia worked together with Emilio Azcárraga to financially and legally restructure the company and regain operating control. Mr. Angoitia is considered Televisa's financial mastermind and a key ally of owner

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. He was instrumental in putting together a months in the making, $1.2 billion deal between Univision and Televisa, which greatly improved Televisa’s access to the coveted US

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market in the

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.Televisa to take stake in Univision
/ref> Mr. de Angoitia's vision has been key to the Company's diversification, strategic positioning, profitability, and financial strength. As co-CEO, he has the shared responsibility of leading the transformation and repositioning of the Company's content business. Alfonso de Angoitia is a regular annual attendee of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference media summit in

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, an annual conference hosted by private

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which typically features business,

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and cultural heavyweights.

Philanthropy

Mr. de Angoitia is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Kardias, a Mexican non-for profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of care for children who suffer from congenital heart defects. In addition, Mr. de Angoitia is a member of the Board of the Mexican Foundation for Health and of the UNAM Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Paley Center for Media.

References

External Pages

Televisa, Univision Deal Ushers in New Era

Televisa to Take Stake in Univision
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