Vivendi: Amos Genish was appointed Chief Convergence Officer, on 04/01/2017

Amos Genish has been appointed Chief Convergence Officer of Vivendi, the French media and entertainment conglomerate, on 04/01/2017. Based in Paris and London, Genish will oversee "the group's strategy of convergence between content, platforms, and distribution."

Amos Genish was previously CEO of Telefonica Brazi; since May 2015 before resignation effective at 31/12/2016 (it was announced on 10/10/2016). He was CEO of the telecom and Brazilian pay-TV operator Global Village Telecom (GVT), which he founded in 1999. Vivendi acquired GVT in November 2009, and later sold it to Telefonica in September 2014.