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Univision Names Neil Brooks Vice President of National Sales
New York, NY -- Univision Communications Inc., the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that Neil Brooks has been appointed vice president of Univision’s National Sales team in New York, effective immediately. Reporting to Mike Reid, senior vice president of National Sales, Brooks will be responsible for co-managing the New York group along with Tracey Gutierrez, vice president of National Sales.
“Neil is an outstanding professional with solid management skills and a reputable trajectory in sales,” said Reid. “We are confident that Neil’s strong client relationships, industry experience and strategic thinking abilities, will help us continue to grow our share of National Sales revenue.”
Brooks commented, “I am thrilled to join one of the fastest-growing and most integrated media companies in the country. Univision represents an incredible opportunity for clients to grow their business by reaching the growing Hispanic consumer base and I look forward to helping the National Sales team continue to help them see the benefits of speaking directly to this influential demographic.”
Neil Brooks comes to Univision with 16 years of advertising sales experience. Most recently, he worked at CBS Corp as the central team manager overseeing National Sales for the CBS owned and operated stations in Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh. Brooks previously held several account executive positions at Viacom Station Sales, Madison Square Garden, Telerep and Blair Television. Brooks graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Television and Radio from Ithaca College.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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