04-14-2008 Print Press Release Printable Version    


Univision Announces Appointment of Sebastian Trujillo to Senior Vice President & Operating Manager, Galavision Network

New York, NY -- Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, today announced the appointment of Sebastian Trujillo to the position of senior vice president and operating manager for the Galavisión Network, effective June 2, 2008. In this position, Trujillo will oversee programming, operations and production for the network. He will report to Joanne Lynch, senior vice president and general manager of Galavisión.

“Sebastian has been an invaluable leader during his tenure at Univision,” said Lynch. “His vision, management skills, industry experience and knowledge of the Hispanic market will be important as we continue to deliver for our viewers, advertisers and partners.”

Galavisión, the #1 Spanish-language cable network in the country, remains the leader among all Spanish-language cable networks on distribution reaching more than 52 million U.S. homes, of which eight million are Hispanic. The network recently posted its highest 1st Quarter ever, besting broadcast network Azteca America and all Spanish-language cable networks in the process.

“As the # 1 Spanish-language cable network in the country, Galavisión sets the standard with innovative and quality programming everyday of the year,” said Trujillo. “I look forward to collaborating with the phenomenal team that is in place and value the opportunity to help take the network to the next level.”

Trujillo joined Univision in 1995 as regional sales representative for the southeast region. He has had multiple roles in the company and currently serves as vice president of network sales for the Southeast region. In this capacity he managed advertising partnerships across all three networks, Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión. This allowed him to garner extensive experience with programming and work with advertisers on marketing solutions across all Company assets. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, School of Business and lives in Miami, Florida with his wife and two children.


Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States.  Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com.  Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net.



Contact: Monica Talan
Univision Communications Inc.
212-455-5331
mtalan@univision.net