Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), today announced the
appointment of Chet Kwasniak as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for its Americas Division. Mr. Kwasniak’s appointment
will be effective June 15, 2009. He will oversee all financial reporting
and IT activities, and will report to Paul Meyer, President and CEO of
Clear Channel Outdoor for the Americas.
Mr. Kwasniak joins Clear Channel Outdoor with prior experience at
Greenheck Corporation, North America’s leading manufacturer of building
ventilation equipment, where he held the same position. Prior to that,
he was Chief Financial Officer, Group Vice President of Finance and
Business Development at Danaher Corporation’s Sensors and Controls Group
where he gained international experience in Asia and Europe. He also
served as a Group Controller at Cisco Systems and as an Area Controller
at Pactiv.
In announcing the appointment, Mr. Meyer stated, "Chet’s extensive
experience with systems designed to bring data-driven discipline to the
businesses he has worked with provide him with the exact skill set to
become an important strategic contributor to our management team. We
look forward to working with him.”
"I am excited about the unique combination of assets that position Clear
Channel Outdoor to grow at an accelerated pace once our current economic
downturn reverses,” said Mr. Kwasniak. "I’m looking forward to working
with Paul and the rest of the talented executive team to build upon its
strong foundation as the global leader in outdoor advertising.”
Mr. Kwasniak holds a B.S. in accounting from University of Illinois and
an MBA from University of Chicago.
About Clear Channel Outdoor
Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:CCO) is the world’s largest outdoor
advertising company with close to one million displays in over 50
countries across 5 continents. In the United States, the company
operates just under 200,000 advertising displays and has a presence in
49 of the top 50 Designated Market Areas. It also operates airport,
rail, taxi and mall advertising businesses worldwide. Its Spectacolor
(U.S.) and DEFI (international) divisions are the global market leaders
in spectacular sign displays, including in New York’s Times Square.
Clear Channel Adshel is the company's international street furniture
division, which operates over 3,500 municipal advertising contracts
worldwide. Clear Channel Outdoor also operates digital displays and
networks in most of its divisions. More information may be found by
visiting www.clearchanneloutdoor.com