This Monday, Global Media shareholders appointed Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, Rui Rodrigues and Vitor Coutinho as new directors, and an executive committee will be appointed “in the next few days,” a source connected to the process told Lusa.
Vítor Coutinho was a priest of the Diocese of Leiria-Fátima and, since 2006, has divided his professional activities between teaching at the university and participating in the management of companies and organizations. This is the name that should be given for the chairman of the Executive Committee, sources close to the process told Lusa.
Since 2023, he has been an associate professor at the University of Luciada and holds a PhD in bioethics from Germany.
Diogo Queiroz de Andrade is a journalist by birth, author of documentaries and books, as well as a researcher and teacher. Since last year, he has been Chief Innovation Officer at Global Media Group (GMG).
Ruy Rodriguez has a university degree in marketing and advertising and has been the managing partner of Vip House, a luxury real estate construction and development company, since 2016. Between 1990 and 1992 he was director of advertising at TSF Porto, commercial director of Rádio Comercial, Rádio Cidade, Rádio Nostalgia and Rádio Nacional (1997–1999), he also worked for TVI and Media Capital Rádios as commercial director, coordinator and commercial administrator. (1999–2001), as well as RTC and RTP (2001–2003).
Jose Pedro Soeiro and Victor Menezes were also appointed administrators, while Marco Galinha, Kevin Ho and Mendes Ferreira remained.
A proposed capital increase of “€5,000,001.59” through new cash contributions to be made by the company’s shareholders within the period established by the general meeting, subject to their pre-emptive rights in accordance with the provisions of the law. and the subsequent amendment to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4 of the company’s charter” was not voted on as negotiations with the WOF Foundation were ongoing.
On Friday, Lusa reported that Páginas Civilizados had already reached an agreement with the World Opportunity Fund (WOF) to find a solution for Global Media that would involve exiting the fund.