San Antonio, United States
Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) today announced its new management team for the company's international business units. The members of the newly-named management team will report to global president and chief operating officer, Paul Meyer. They include:
-- Jonathan Bevan, international chief financial officer and director of corporate development;
-- Barry Sayer, newly appointed regional president for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the company's 13 African markets, including South Africa;
-- Hubert Janvier, newly appointed regional president, Southern Europe, which includes France, Spain, Italy and Belgium;
-- Rickard Hedland, newly appointed regional president, Northern and Eastern Europe; and
-- Mark Thewlis, regional president, Asia Pacific.
Barry Sayer, who has been serving concurrently as CEO for the company's African business and interim CEO for the United Kingdom, has also been named the UK's permanent CEO. Rickard Hedlund was previously the company's CEO for Northern Europe. Hubert Janvier had been the company's CEO for Belgium and Spain.
"I am confident that we now have a truly outstanding management team in place to oversee the continued growth of our international business units," Meyer stated. "Each of our regional presidents has a strong operating track record and brings a hands-on management style that will ensure we are sharing best practices among our international business units and with the Americas. Together with Jonathan Bevan, they will have a critically important role in shaping our global strategy for the continued success of our business internationally."
About Clear Channel Outdoor
Clear Channel Outdoor is the world's largest outdoor advertising company with over 881,000 displays in more than 60 countries across six continents. In the United States, the company operates over 155,000 advertising displays and has a presence in 45 of the top 50 Designated Marketing Areas. It also operates airport, rail, transit, taxi and mall advertising businesses worldwide. Its Spectacolor (U.S.) and DEFI (international) divisions are the global market leaders in spectacular sign displays, including in New York's Times Square. Clear Channel Adshel is the company's international street furniture division, which operate over 3,500 municipal advertising contracts worldwide. More information may be found by visiting www.clearchanneloutdoor.com
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Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)