Ian Greenberg
Ian Greenberg (born June 15, 1942) is the co-founder of Astral Media, Inc. and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1996.[1]
Ian Greenberg | |
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| Born | June 15, 1942 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | President & CEO, Astral Media Inc.[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Linda |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
Ian Greenberg attended Harvard Business School's six-week Advanced Management program.[2]
Greenberg and his three brothers, Harold, Sidney, and Harvey, founded Astral Media, Inc. in 1961. After Harold's death, Ian Greenberg assumed control of the company and gradually transformed the company, which began as a photographic specialty business, into a pure-play media company (in the 1990s), focused on television, radio, out-of-home advertising and digital media properties.
Astral Media had over 2,800 employees in eight Canadian provinces. Under Greenberg's direction, Astral Media had grown to operate 84 radio stations,[3] 24 pay and specialty television channels and over 9,500 out-of-home advertising faces. The company also operated over 100 websites.
On March 16, 2012, Astral Media announced it had signed an agreement to sell the company to BCE, Inc (Bell Canada). On October 18, 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) denied BCE's bid to acquire Astral, but approved a re-tooled bid in 2013.[4]
Culture
He is very involved in his community and actively supports Canadian culture as well as a large number of charitable associations. He and his brothers were awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award for their exceptional contributions to philanthropic endeavours in 1993
Ian Greenberg is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and a governor of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He is a member of the board of directors of Cineplex Entertainment.
Marriage, children and family
Mr. Greenberg lives in Montreal, Quebec and has a house in Miami, Florida, with his wife Linda. They have three children and nine grandchildren. He has many nieces and nephews.
His mother's name was Ann Greenberg, his aunt, Esther Kirschner, moved to the U.S. where the rest of his family resides.
Known Cousins - The Berlinger Family, The Hurwitz Family, The Issacs Family
Awards
- 1993: Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award, co-awarded with his brothers
- 2007: Ted Rogers and Velma Rogers Graham Award
- 2008: Inducted in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame[5]
- 2013: Inducted in the Canadian Business Hall of Fame[6]
- 2013: Academy Special Award, for exceptional achievement in Canadian film and TV[7]
- May 8, 2014: Inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame[6]
References
- Editorial, Reuters. "Company Search Results". U.S. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/astral-the-canadian-media-player-to-watch/article1405602/print/
- http://www.astralmediaradio.com/cartes/index_en.htm%5B%5D
- http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2012/r121018.htm
- "Canadian Association of Broadcasters". www.cab-acr.ca. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Ian Greenberg To Be Inducted Into Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall Of Fame at CMW 2014 - Urban Hero Magazine - UHM - "Live Music" coverage of Indie, Rock, Country, Blues, Metal, R&B music and more... Now, that's EXCITING!". urbanheromagazine.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- February 5, Danielle Ng See Quan; 2013. "Victor Loewy, Ian Greenberg to receive Academy special awards". playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 22 January 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)