Maurizio Carlotti retires after more than forty years of successful professional career

The current vice president of Atresmedia, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish television, leaves the audiovisual group after 16 years.

Maurizio Carlotti He retires after more than 40 years of successful professional career. The current vice president of Atresmedia, one of the key figures in the history of Spanish television, leaves the audiovisual group after 16 years.

Thanks to effective management and its ability to anticipate change, Atresmedia, where sand joined in 2003 as CEO, has achieved great business milestones, among which the company went public in April 2003 and became the spearhead of the Spanish audiovisual industry and one of the most profitable communication groups in Europe.

"I am very proud to have helped build the great company that is Atresmedia. And I want to thank each of the people and teams with whom I have collaborated during these years for their work. Together we have contributed to the growth and consolidation of the audiovisual industry in this country. It has been an honor to have the support of the Board and the shareholders of the Company and, especially, José Creuheras, Marco Drago and Silvio González. I want to have a few words of memory for José Manuel Lara with whom I began my professional career in Atresmedia,” said Maurizio Carlotti.

"At Atresmedia, we only have words of gratitude to Maurizio for his dedication and professionalism during all the time that we have been lucky enough to have his talent. Without a doubt, he has contributed not only to our company being a solid and benchmark company, but also to building and strengthening the commercial television industry in our country," he highlighted. José Creuheras, president of Atresmedia.

"Maurizio Carlotti is one of the great professionals with whom I have had the fortune to work. An expert in the business, respected by the entire sector for his deep knowledge of the entire value chain. During these 16 years I have learned a lot from him and with his work a path of efficiency and profitability began that has led Atresmedia to lead the audiovisual sector," he stated. Silvio Gonzalez, CEO of the company.

The withdrawal of Maurizio Carlotti will be submitted for approval by the Atresmedia Shareholders' Meeting to be held next April.

A long and prestigious career

Born in Venice in 1953, he began his professional career in 1979 as general director of local television Televenezia. Later, he went on to hold various management positions in companies dedicated to the advertising business until joining Publitalia, a Fininvest group company, in 1986, where he held the position of Vice General Director, with responsibility for the areas of Marketing and Sales.

In 1994 he joined the Telecinco group (Mediaset) where he held the positions of CEO of Publiespaña, general director of Telecinco and CEO of the group, a position he held until 1998, the year in which he returned to Italy as CEO of Mediaset Italia, with responsibility for the Media and Content area until his incorporation in 2000 to the De Agostini group.

In June 2003, he was appointed CEO of Atresmedia Corporación after becoming a shareholder in Planeta De Agostini. To date and since July 2008, he held the position of vice president of Atresmedia Corporación.