Mr. Fries, a U.S. citizen, has nearly 40 years of experience in the telecom and media industry. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Global, a position he has held since 2005, and a co-founder of its predecessor over three decades ago. Mr. Fries has overseen the company’s growth into a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications services with operations established in 50 countries during that time frame and over $200 billion in historical transactions. Today Liberty Global serves an aggregated 85 million fixed and mobile connections in Europe, generating $25 billion in aggregate revenue. He has led Liberty’s investments and operations in Switzerland since 2005. Mr. Fries also serves as the Executive Chairman of Liberty Latin America Ltd. and a board member of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lionsgate Studios Corp. and Grupo Televisa S.A.B. He serves on the Cable Labs board, is a trustee and finance committee member of the Paley Center for Media and an ICT Governor of the World Economic Forum. Throughout his career, Mr. Fries has received numerous recognitions, including inductions into the Cable Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Media, Entertainment and Communications. Mr. Fries holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.