Key Executives
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Name:
Charles R. Frank,Jr ,N/A
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Employee since:
7/1/2009
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Designation:
Director
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Pay:
10K
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Biography:
Charles R. Frank, Jr., 73, served as a Director from 2001 until July 2009 and from March 2010 to the present. From July 2009 through February 2010, Mr. Frank served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Frank currently serves as a non-executive member of the Board of Arcelor Mittal Steel Galati, the Romanian subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal Steel Company N.V. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund, and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Sigma-Bleyzer Growth Fund IV. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Frank was First Vice President and twice acting President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which makes debt and equity investments in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Frank was a Managing Director of the Structured Finance Group at GE Capital (a financial services company) and a Vice President of GE Capital Services. Mr. Frank served as Chief Executive Officer of Frank and Company from 1987 to 1988, and Vice President of Salomon Brothers from 1978 until 1987. Mr. Frank has held senior academic and government positions, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of State, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University. Mr. Frank graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in mathematics and economics before completing a Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University. Mr. Frank brings to the Board 32 years experience in the financial services industry, including 13 years relating to Central and Eastern Europe, as well as notable senior management experience.
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Name:
David Sach ,N/A
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Employee since:
3/1/2010
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Designation:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Pay:
10K
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Biography:
David Sach, 50, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sach served as Chief Financial Officer for Clearwire Corporation, a NASDAQ listed company, from February to September 2009. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Sach was Chief Financial Officer for Millicom International Cellular SA. With an extensive international financial background, Mr. Sach held several senior finance roles at Equant N.V., EMI Group PLC and Thomson Professional Publishing from 1993 to 2005. Mr. Sach began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from State University of New York at Albany, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Name:
Adrian Sarbu ,N/A
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Employee since:
10/16/2007
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Designation:
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Pay:
10K
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Biography:
Adrian Sarbu, 55, was appointed as a Director on December 8, 2009 and as President and CEO on July 27, 2009. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from January 1, 2009 and as COO from October 2007. From February 2006 until October 2007, Mr. Sarbu was Regional Director of our operations in Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Sarbu was General Director and President of the Board of Pro TV S.A. in Romania from 1995, when this channel, the first of our Romanian operations, was launched, until 2009. Mr. Sarbu was also a shareholder in Pro TV S.A. from its launch until May 2010, when the Company acquired his remaining ownership interests. In 1990, Mr. Sarbu founded the Media Pro Group, from which the Company acquired the Media Pro Entertainment business in December 2009. Five companies in which Mr. Sarbu directly or indirectly held a controlling interest are or have been in involuntary bankruptcy proceedings initiated in 2001 (Video Vision International), 2002 (Alfa Serv S.R.L.), 2004 (Media Com 95 S.R.L. and Pro For), 2005 (Agentia de drepturi sportive) and 2010 (Compania de Constructii Bucuresti S.A.). The proceedings with respect to Alfa Serv were completed in 2009;; the proceedings with respect to Video Vision International, Media Com 95 and Agentia de drepturi sportive were each completed in 2008. In 1997, Mr. Sarbu established a charitable foundation named Fundatia Pro that is focused on education. Its projects include the launching and management of The Media University in 1999, which offers students the opportunity to study journalism and other media-related disciplines. Mr. Sarbu was a film director until 1989. He received his university degree from the Academy of Cinema and Theatre, currently named The National University of Theatrical and Cinematography Arts Ion Luca Caragiale. Mr. Sarbu brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Bo
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Name:
Petr Dvorak ,N/A
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Employee since:
1/1/2003
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Designation:
Senior Vice President, Broadcasting
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Pay:
8K
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Biography:
Petr Dvork, 45, has served as Senior Vice President, Broadcasting, since December 2009 and prior to that served as Chief Executive Officer of CET 21, the operating company for our channels in the Czech Republic, since 2003, where he was responsible for the supervision of all our television networks in the Czech Republic, including broadcast operations, production, and internet. Mr. Dvork also serves on the board of directors of several of our operating companies in Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and the Slovak Republic. He joined CET 21 in 2002, and prior to that was an executive board member of PPF a.s., responsible for media and banking acquisitions. Mr. Dvork graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. On November 22, 2010, Mr. Petr Dvorak resigned as Senior Vice President Broadcasting of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., effective December 31, 2010.
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Name:
Andrei Boncea ,N/A
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Employee since:
12/31/2009
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Designation:
Head of Content of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
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Pay:
8K
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Biography:
Andrei Boncea, 39, has served as Senior Vice President of the Companys content division, Media Pro Entertainment, since its acquisition in December 2009. Since 1999, Mr. Boncea has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Media Pro Pictures S.A., a film and television production company that we acquired in December 2009. Mr. Boncea joined the Media Pro group of companies in 1993, initially as a reporter for MediaFax S.A., a Romanian news agency, and subsequently as news director at Channel 31 (now Pro TV S.A., the operating company for our channels in Romania). Mr. Boncea served as Head of Production at Pro TV S.A. from 1995 to 1997 and Head of Programs and Production from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Boncea began his career as a reporter for the newspaper Realitatea Romaneasca in 1992. On January 20, 2012, Mr. Andrei Boncea was appointed to the role of Head of Content of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Boncea resigned from his position as Senior Vice President of the Companys content division.
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Name:
Anthony Chhoy ,N/A
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Employee since:
7/31/2009
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Designation:
Executive Vice President - Strategic Planning and Operations
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Pay:
DEF 14A
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Biography:
Anthony Chhoy, 33, has served as Executive Vice President - Strategic Planning and Operations of the Company since December 2010 and is responsible for the Companys strategic planning and for managing the operations of the Companys broadcast division. From July 2009, Mr. Chhoy served as Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Operations and was responsible, with the senior vice presidents of each division of the Company, for ensuring an efficient and effective transition of the Company from a broadcaster to an integrated media company. Mr. Chhoy joined the Company in 2005 as an M&A Project Manager and served as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis from August 2006 until December 2007 and as Head of Planning and Business Development from January 2008 until June 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chhoy worked for Ernst & Young in London, managing a number of complex and large advisory projects. He obtained his qualification as a Chartered Accountant while at Arthur Andersen in Adelaide, Australia from 1999 to 2002.
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