JOE UVA
CEO, Univision Communications, Inc.

Joe Uva is Chief Executive Officer of Univision Communications, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors.

Most recently, Mr. Uva served as President & CEO of OMD Worldwide, an Omnicom Group Company, from January 2002 until March 2007.  He oversaw all of OMD's operations and was a member of the OMD Worldwide Board of Directors.  During his tenure, OMD was recognized as Global Media Agency of the Year by industry leading publications and was consistently ranked as the most awarded media agency in the world by The Gunn Report.

Prior to joining OMD, Mr. Uva was President of Turner Entertainment Group Sales and Marketing for Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. (TBSI).  He handled all domestic sales and marketing for TBS Superstation, TNT, Cartoon Network, Turner South and Turner Sports.  Additionally, he worked with corporate marketers in the area of licensing and promotion in the development of integrated marketing programs and oversaw the company's barter/trade operations.

Mr. Uva joined TBSI in 1984 as an advertising sales account executive with CNN, later serving as Executive Vice President for CNN Sales worldwide.

Mr. Uva is a member of the Board of Directors of TiVo, Inc. and Imaginova Corp.  He served on the Board of Trustees of The Valerie Fund, a NJ/NY not-for-profit organization which provides comprehensive care for children with cancer and blood disorders, from 1998-2006 and was Chairman from 2000-2001. He is also on the Board of the International Radio & Television Society Foundation and has been a member of the Forum on Public Responsibility for Public Education.

Mr. Uva has been honored by Young Audiences New York and The Valerie Fund for his commitment to children, and has received numerous awards from the media and advertising industries for his professional achievements.

Mr. Uva holds a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric & Communications from the State University of New York at Albany.