Clear Channel Radio Names John Kaufman as EVP Business Operations

Clear Channel Radio Names John Kaufman as EVP Business Operations
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SAN ANTONIO 鈥 January 10, 2011 鈥 Clear Channel Radio today announced the promotion of John Kaufman to EVP Business Operations, effective immediately. In his new position, Kaufman will be responsible for the broad range of Clear Channel Radio centralized business functions that enhance and support sales efforts across the company. He previously served as SVP Revenue Management.

鈥淛ohn鈥檚 stellar performance as SVP of Revenue Management, combined with his deep appreciation of the value we create by providing the highest quality resources to support our local markets, make him a natural for his new EVP responsibilities鈥 said John Hogan, President and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. 鈥淗e will ensure that we execute on Clear Channel Radio鈥檚 commitment to support our sellers so they can perform at the best possible level for our advertisers and our listeners.鈥

In his role as EVP Business Operations, Kaufman will be responsible for Clear Channel Radio鈥檚 Sales Operations Center, National Sales Directors Office, Revenue Management team, and its Creative Services Group. Most recently, Kaufman was Clear Channel Radio鈥檚 Senior Vice President of Revenue Management, where he led a team of more than 30 revenue management professionals supporting the company鈥檚 150 markets. Before joining Clear Channel Radio, he was Executive Vice President of Revenue Management and Electronic Marketing at Extended Stay Hotels, and earlier was Vice President of Global Revenue Management at Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He has also held key positions at Priceline.com and American Airlines.

Kaufman has an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, and a BA from Cornell University. He is a periodic guest lecturer on Revenue Management at Columbia University鈥檚 Graduate School of Business, and a member of the Connecticut Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League.
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Contacts:
Lisa Dollinger
Clear Channel Communications
(210) 832-3348
lisadollinger@clearchannel.com
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212) 986-6667
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