Carlos E. Cisneros 1966-2004.The Latin American television industry lost one of its star executives on April 10th with the untimely death of Carlos E. Cisneros. The 38-year-old nephew of Venezuelan media magnate Gustavo Cisneros Gustavo Cisneros (b. 1945)[1] is a Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at $5 billion. , Carlos founded the Cisneros Television Group, the Pay TV programming arm of Cisneros Group The Cisneros Group of Companies is one of the largest, privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. The Group owns or holds interests in companies ranging from broadcast television, networks and pay television businesses . Under his leadership as chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , the company expanded to acquire many programming assets, primarily in Argentina. In 2001, the company merged with Internet portal El Sitio to become Claxson Interactive Group. Though born in Venezuela, Cisneros spent part of his childhood in Brazil. His father died in 1883 while attempting to save him from drowning in the Amazon River. In the past years Carlos Enrique commuted between his U.S. residences in Miami Beach, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles. He was reported to have recently been depressed. The death has been tentatively ruled a suicide. He's survived by his mother, sister of Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (Persian: رضا پهلوی, born October 31, 1960) is the eldest son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his Empress Consort, Farah Diba. , the last Shah of Iran, and two sisters. |
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