OSN, the region’s major pay TV network, has appointed Martin Stewart, an experienced international pay TV professional with proven industry leadership credentials, as its new CEO.
Widely acknowledged for his contribution to the European pay TV industry, Stewart has served as director general of ONO, a Spanish broadband communication and entertainment company and as chief financial officer for Sky, Europe’s major entertainment company, during which time, Sky launched its digital platform and doubled its subscriber base to 7 million.
Stewart was also the CFO of EMI, the British multinational music recording and publishing company.
Stewart is currently chief financial officer of The Football Association (The FA) in the UK.
Stewart takes charge from David Butorac, who served as OSN’s CEO from 2010, playing an instrumental role in establishing OSN as the region’s leading pay-TV network. Milestone achievements under his leadership include the launch of OSN Play, the region’s first digital platform; Go online TV; and OSN Store, the region’s first digital video store.
Butorac also contributed to building OSN’s exclusive partnerships with the world’s leading content providers, and steered the anti-piracy campaign spearheaded by OSN in the region.
Faisal Hamad Al-Ayyar, chairman of OSN, said: “I am delighted to welcome Martin Stewart, an experienced professional with exceptional leadership experience in driving the transformational growth of businesses.”
He added: “I thank David Butorac for driving the growth of OSN over the past six years.”
Stewart will assume office at OSN in Dubai on Aug. 1. He said: “I am delighted to take charge as the CEO of OSN. The business is well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities and I am confident that we have the team, network and resources to gain a stronger foothold across the region.”
Stewart holds several high-profile leadership roles.
Widely acknowledged for his contribution to the European pay TV industry, Stewart has served as director general of ONO, a Spanish broadband communication and entertainment company and as chief financial officer for Sky, Europe’s major entertainment company, during which time, Sky launched its digital platform and doubled its subscriber base to 7 million.
Stewart was also the CFO of EMI, the British multinational music recording and publishing company.
Stewart is currently chief financial officer of The Football Association (The FA) in the UK.
Stewart takes charge from David Butorac, who served as OSN’s CEO from 2010, playing an instrumental role in establishing OSN as the region’s leading pay-TV network. Milestone achievements under his leadership include the launch of OSN Play, the region’s first digital platform; Go online TV; and OSN Store, the region’s first digital video store.
Butorac also contributed to building OSN’s exclusive partnerships with the world’s leading content providers, and steered the anti-piracy campaign spearheaded by OSN in the region.
Faisal Hamad Al-Ayyar, chairman of OSN, said: “I am delighted to welcome Martin Stewart, an experienced professional with exceptional leadership experience in driving the transformational growth of businesses.”
He added: “I thank David Butorac for driving the growth of OSN over the past six years.”
Stewart will assume office at OSN in Dubai on Aug. 1. He said: “I am delighted to take charge as the CEO of OSN. The business is well positioned to take advantage of new opportunities and I am confident that we have the team, network and resources to gain a stronger foothold across the region.”
Stewart holds several high-profile leadership roles.
