Alfonso de Angoitia is co-CEO of
Grupo Televisa, S.A.
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
, one of the main cable TV operators in Mexico (
Izzi Telecom), the leading satellite pay television system in the country (
Sky México
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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
Univision
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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
New York City
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, and then co-founded
Mijares
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Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
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, 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,
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas - April 16, 1997 outside Miami, Florida) was a Mexican-American businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hickman. He was educ ...
, 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
Emilio Azcárraga Jean. 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
Hispanic
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market in the
United States
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.
Televisa to take stake in Univision
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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
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media summit in Idaho
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, an annual conference hosted by private investment firm Allen & Company
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History
Founded in 1922 by Charles Robert Allen, Jr., he ...
which typically features business, political
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, philanthropic
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and cultural
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s.
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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Living people
Businesspeople from Mexico City
1962 births
People named in the Panama Papers
Mexican television executives
Televisa people