Liberty Global Appoints Betzalel Kenigsztein as President & Chief Operating Officer of its Latin American & Caribbean Operati...
03 June 2015 - 10:06AM
Business Wire
Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and
LBTYK) today announced that Betzalel Sergio Kenigsztein, currently
Managing Director for Liberty’s Central and Eastern European
(“CEE”) region, has been appointed to the role of President and
Chief Operating Officer of Liberty Global’s Latin American and
Caribbean Operations (the “LiLAC Group”), effective July 1, 2015.
In this role, Betzalel will report directly to Liberty Global’s
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Mike Fries.
Betzalel was born in Argentina and is ideally positioned for
this new role with more than 25 years of experience in the cable
industry and a proven track record at Liberty Global. He joined the
company in 2004 as CTO of Liberty’s business in the Netherlands
leading a crucial phase of innovation, and in 2009 was appointed
Managing Director of Hungary, stabilizing the company’s results in
a very competitive market. In 2013, Betzalel was promoted to
Managing Director for the CEE region, which encompasses over 8
million video, voice and broadband RGUs across five countries.
Before his time at Liberty Global, he held a range of senior
management positions in the Israeli cable industry.
Betzalel will work closely with Mike on managing Liberty’s
businesses in Chile and Puerto Rico, while further developing
strategic opportunities in the region. His appointment comes at an
important moment as the company intends to implement its previously
announced tracking stock for the LiLAC Group on July 1, 2015.
CEO Mike Fries commented, "We are committed to growing our
business in the Latin American and Caribbean region through the
LiLAC tracking stock, and Betzalel brings extensive strategic and
operational knowledge to this new role. I have worked with
Betzalel for many years and have great confidence in his ability to
support our world-class operations in Chile and Puerto Rico, and
lead the development of new opportunities in this fast-growing
region."
A successor for Betzalel Kenigsztein’s role as Managing Director
for the CEE region will be announced in due course.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with
operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world
and enable them to discover and experience its endless
possibilities. Our market-leading products are provided through
next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that
connected 27 million customers subscribing to 56 million
television, broadband internet and telephony services at March 31,
2015. In addition, we served five million mobile subscribers and
offered WiFi access across over five million access points.
Liberty Global's consumer brands are Virgin Media, Ziggo,
Unitymedia, Telenet, UPC, VTR and Liberty Cablevision. Our
operations also include Liberty Global Business Services and
Liberty Global Ventures. For more information, please visit
www.libertyglobal.com.
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