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Vocento Group

Vocento Group
Leadership team

Mr. Luis Enriquez Nistal (CEO & Exec. Director)

Mr. Joaquín Valencia Von Korff (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Fernando Gil Lopez (Director Gen. of Operations)

Products/ Services
Advertising, Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment, Music
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
Established
2002
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001505413
Revenue
100M - 500M
Traded as
BME:VOC
Social Media
Overview
Location
Summary
Vocento, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multimedia communications company in Spain. The company operates through ABC, Regional, Supplements and Magazines, Audiovisual, Classifieds, Gastronomy, Agency, and Structure segments. It conducts various activities in the newspapers, supplements, magazines, television, audiovisual production, film distribution, and Internet in the areas of information and entertainment. The company publishes regional newspapers under the El Correo, La Verdad, El Diario Vasco, El Norte de Castilla, El Diario Montañés, Ideal, Sur, Las Provincias, El Comercio, Hoy, La Rioja, and Colpisa titles; ABC, a national daily newspaper; and supplements comprising XL Semanal and Mujer Hoy, as well as operates WomenNow, a women's event and Mujerhoy.com, a website for women. It also produces and distributes television, radio, and content; offers GELT, an app that offers online coupons and cashback for purchases made in supermarkets; Shows on Demand, a digital platform which allows users to call for their favorite artist to perform in their town; Premium Leads; and provides financing services to recently created companies and those in growth with a proven model. In addition, the company operates a network of national classified advertising under the autocasion.com, autoscout24.es, and pisos.com brands. Further, it engages in the press printing and distribution activities; sale of printed and digital advertising and contents; sale of supplement and magazine; and design of campaigns and organization of food fairs and events. The company was formerly known as Grupo Correo Prensa Española, S.A. and changed its name to Vocento, S.A. in May 2003. Vocento, S.A. was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.
History

It has its origins in 1910 with the launch of El Pueblo Vasco, a newspaper founded by the Ybarra family, which merged with El Correo Español in 1938. In the 1940s they obtained shares in El Noticiero Bilbaíno and in 1948 they began its development with the acquisition of most of El Diario Vasco. The expansion outside the Basque Country started in 1984 with the acquisition of shares in El Diario Montañés . In the 1980s the holding company Corporación de Medios de Comunicación Social was created, which acquired 8 regional leading newspapers . In 1988 the newspaper La Verdad , Hoy and Ideal were acquired. In 1990 the Diario Sur de Málaga was also incorporated.

Mission
Vocento’s mission is to inform, entertain, and connect with the Spanish population. We strive to give people access to quality information, fun and connection, through our print, radio, television and online channels.
Vision
Vocento’s vision is to be the leading media group in Spain and a world leader in multimedia and digital transformation.
Key Team

Mr. Carlos Pazos Campos (Sec. & Legal Advisor)

Pilar Sainz Diaz (Director Gen. of Communication & Institutional Relations)

Ms. Lorena Rodriguez Barreal (Director Gen. of HR & Organisation)

Mr. Iñaki Arechabaleta Torrontegui (Deputy Chief Exec. Office)

Mr. Jesús Carrera Ferrer-Sama (Chief Digital Officer)

Recognition and Awards
Vocento has been recognized for its contribution to Spanish media, and has received numerous awards, including Best Employer 2020 from Employers of Spain, Best Employer of the Decade from Great Place To Work 2020, and Best Social Corporate Responsibility 2020 from Reputation Institute.
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Vocento Group
Leadership team

Mr. Luis Enriquez Nistal (CEO & Exec. Director)

Mr. Joaquín Valencia Von Korff (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Fernando Gil Lopez (Director Gen. of Operations)

Products/ Services
Advertising, Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment, Music
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
Established
2002
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001505413
Revenue
100M - 500M
Traded as
BME:VOC
Social Media