Manuel E. Machado Joins Spanish Broadcasting System's Board of Directors
Manuel E. Machado Joins Spanish Broadcasting System's Board of Directors
- To Serve on Audit Committee and Compensation Committee -
COCONUT GROVE, Fla., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. ("SBS") (NASDAQ:SBSA) announced today that Manuel E. Machado has joined its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board appointed Mr. Machado to serve on the Audit Committee and on the Compensation Committee.
"We welcome Manuel to the Board. We are delighted to have the benefit of his extensive experience and knowledge and we look forward to working with him," said Raul Alarcon Jr., President and CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System.
Mr. Machado is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of MGSCOMM, one of the fastest-growing integrated marketing communications agencies in the country since its formation in March 2003. Mr. Machado was also elected to the board of directors of Worldwide Partners, Inc. on May 26, 2010. MGSCOMM and Worldwide Partners, Inc. are not affiliates of the Company.
Prior to the formation of MGSCOMM in 2003, Mr. Machado developed successful communications programs for some of the world's most renowned brands such as McDonald's Corporation, Coors Brewing, Ford Motor Co., Bacardi, Coca Cola, MasterCard International, Ralston Purina, Proctor & Gamble, Nike, Pisco Chile and the Government of Chile. He is also the founder of The Meka Group, a marketing communications agency now known as BVK/Meka, and served as its CEO from 1994 to 2003. Mr. Machado has also held key positions in companies of worldwide recognition such as Univision Network, Burson-Marsteller and Bacardi.
Mr. Machado is a Past Chairman of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies. He has been involved with the community through several organizations, including being named Trustee of the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the Latin Grammy's Host Committee, the WLRN Board of Trustees, the Voices for Children Foundation Board of Directors, the Miami-Dade County Sister Cities Program, the Mercy Foundation Ambassadors Board of Directors, the Hialeah Foundation Board of Directors, Trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Trustee of the Beacon Council.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, which are leading radio stations airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. SBS also produces live concerts and events in the major U.S. markets and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company operates www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company's corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com .
Source: Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
CONTACT: Isabel Bucaram-Montana, Spanish Broadcasting System, Director
of Marketing and Communications, imontana@sbscorporate.com, +1-305-644-4800 x
1156, Direct line: +1-786-470-1656
Web Site: http://www.spanishbroadcasting.com/
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