- Ian Greenberg
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name = Ian Greenberg
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1942|6|14
birth_place =Montreal ,Canada
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occupation =CEO ,Astral Media
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footnotes =Ian Greenberg (born June 14, 1942, Montreal, Canada) has has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B) since 1996.Biography
Born in Montreal in 1942, he is a graduate of the
Harvard Business School 's Advanced Management Program. With his three brothers, Harold Greenberg, Harvey Greenberg, and Sidney Greenberg, he founded Astral Media in 1961. Under his leadership, the company, which began as a specialty photographic business, has evolved into a pure-play media company focusing on television, radio and outdoor advertising. Astral Media now has over 2,800 employees in eight Canadian provinces. The business has grown, under Mr Greenberg’s stewardship, to operate 83 radio stations [http://www.astralmediaradio.com/cartes/index_en.htm] l [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-222.htm] , 20 pay and specialty television channels and over 7,500 outdoor advertising faces. The company also owns and operates 70 websites, which attract nearly 4.9 million unique visitors each month. [comScore Media Matrix]Since he was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company has recorded 47 consecutive quarters of growth. [http://www.astralmedia.com/en/media/press/news1372]
He is very involved in his community and actively supports Canadian culture as well as a large number of charitable associations. He is currently a member of the
Canadian Council of Chief Executives , as well as a governor of theBanff World Television Festival andSir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital .Marriage and children
Mr. Greenberg lives in Montréal with his wife Linda. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
Awards
*1993: Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award, co-awarded with his brothers
*2007: Ted Rogers and Velma Rogers Graham AwardReferences
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