Pep RúBIES

Executive Director Special Projects, Imagina Group (Mediapro+Globomedia)

Pep Rúbies Education & Teaching • Industrial Engineer (UPC, Barcelona) • Journalist, TV Director and Executive Producer (INA, Paris & TV3) • All credits for a PhD in Media Business (UPC) • Catalan Government Scholarship for working stages in several TV Stations and high tech (HD) research centers (MIT-Media Lab) in the USA: Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington DC and New York City • Advanced Management Program (IESE-Business School) Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese. TV Professor and senior lecturer at several universities: Barcelona, Madrid, Seattle, Atlanta, Sydney, Utah Professional Experience Publishing / Editorial (while studying engineering) General Manager publishing center of the ETSEIB (School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. 1974-1978 Engineering & Project Management Project Manager at GTE, Barcelona. Traffic and Communication projects and technical studies for several cities in Catalonia and Spain. 1979-1983 Launching TV Channels; He was deeply involved in the launch of the six major TV stations in Spain • TV3 Barcelona, 1983-1988 • Canal Sur Seville, 1988-1989 • Canal+ Spain 1989-1990 • Tele Madrid 1992-1993 • Cuatro 2005-2006 • laSexta 2006-2007 Starting Media Companies • MediaNews in Seville 1997 • MediaLuso in Portugal 1998-1999 • GECA Barcelona 1994-1996 • Mediapro Middle East 2004-2010 He played key roles for the TV Coverage of following Olympic Games (Host Broadcaster): • Barcelona 1992 • Atlanta 1996 • Nagano 1998 • Sydney 2000 • Salt Lake City 2002 • Athens 2004 • Torino 2006 FIFA World Cups (Host Broadcaster): • USA 1994 • France 1998 • Korea-Japan 2002 • Germany 2006 Host Broadcaster Barcelona FINA (Swimming) World Championships 2003 IBC director of Fòrum Barcelona 2004. Since 2004 is currently overseeing the business development and operations of Imagina Group (MEDIAPRO+Globomedia) in the Middle East and Europe.