Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) Names Gregory Maffei Its 2007 Communications Executive of the Year.Liberty Media President 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. to Keynote Award Gala at the Brown Palace Hotel Brown Palace Hotel is the second oldest hotel in Denver, Colorado and is now operated by Quorum Hotels and Resorts. It was built in 1892, one year later than the Oxford Hotel. on March 20 DENVER -- Communications Technology Professionals (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ), Colorado's premier professional organization within the communications technology industries, honors Gregory Maffei, president and CEO of Liberty Media Corporation, as its 2007 CTP Communications Executive of the Year (CEY CEY Conversion Electron Yield ). The organization will recognize Maffei at its annual CEY awards dinner on March 20, 2008 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. CTP is presenting the CEY award to Maffei for his leadership and meaningful impact on the communications industry in Colorado. Maffei assumed the role of president and CEO of Liberty Media in March 2006. Since then, he furthered the company's role as a leading force within the Colorado, and national, communications eco-system. "Greg Maffei's long-standing leadership of some of the most prestigious companies in the communications and technology sector has had a tremendous financial impact locally, nationally and internationally," said Larry Polman, president of CTP and western account director for Amdocs OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. Division. "In addition, Liberty Media, under Maffei's leadership, supports programs for communities in need of assistance here in Colorado - making him the ideal recipient of this award." In 2007, Maffei's stewardship of Liberty Media's LibertyGives program addressed the prevention, detection and treatment of medical problems for the Rocky Mountain region's most vulnerable populations, including the homeless, indigent indigent 1) n. a person so poor and needy that he/she cannot provide the necessities of life (food, clothing, decent shelter) for himself/herself. 2) n. one without sufficient income to afford a lawyer for defense in a criminal case. and uninsured. "I am honored to be recognized by Communications Technology Professionals," said Maffei. "This award represents more than personal achievement; it reflects the position Liberty Media holds, and the success the team has had in moving the company forward." Prior to his work at Liberty Media, Maffei served as president and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Oracle, chairman and CEO of 360networks Corporation, senior vice president and CFO of Microsoft Corporation, and chairman of Expedia. Maffei has an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. , where he was a Baker Scholar, and an AB degree from Dartmouth College, where he serves on the Presidential Leadership Council. He also serves as a director for Electronic Arts and Zillow.com. The annual CTP Communications Executive of the Year (CEY) award is given to the executive that demonstrates exceptional corporate leadership, is actively involved in community affairs, and has a significant presence in Denver. Past award honorees include Scott Binder, senior vice president of Comcast Colorado; Oren Shaffer, former vice chairman and CFO of Qwest; Larissa Herda, chairman, president and CEO of Time Warner Telecom Time Warner Telecom NASDAQ: TWTC is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. The company provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP and security, to enterprise ; Richard C. Notebaert, former chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International; Randall Curran, former CEO of ICG ICG indocyanine green. Communications; George Heinrichs, president, CEO and co-founder of Intrado; and Art Zeile, former CEO of Inflow. The selection committee for the award consists of CTP's executive board. To learn more about the CTP and the CEY awards dinner, please visit http://www.comtechpros.org. About Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) Communications Technology Professionals (CTP) is a premier professional association that brings people together from companies and organizations within the communications technology industries. It was launched in 1997 and currently has more than 2,500 associates. Members come from all areas of communications, from established companies to exciting startups, and cover all disciplines of this exciting industry - including executives, financiers, engineers, entrepreneurs, attorneys, consultants, managers, sales and recruiters. CTP has relationships with the area's major communication technology vendors and partners with other professional organizations to conduct joint events. For additional information, please visit http://www.comtechpros.org. |
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