Leadership Change at UPC DTH

LUXEMBOURG: Michael Lee is replacing Magnus Ternsjö as the managing director of Liberty Global’s UPC DTH, a leading satellite-TV provider in Central and Eastern Europe.

Lee had been serving as the CFO of UPC DTH since 2010. He was first hired by the company in 2000 as group controller for the broadband department. Throughout his career he has contributed to a host of integration and acquisition activities involving France’s Noos and Switzerland’s upc cablecom.

Ternsjö was recently named managing director of UPC Ireland. He has spent more than a decade working for the Liberty Global group and has been in the pay-TV industry for twice as long.

Diederik Karsten, the executive VP of Liberty Global’s European broadband operations, stated: "Both Magnus and Michael are ideally positioned to take their new roles at UPC Ireland and UPC DTH as they have many years of experience and a proven track record at Liberty Global as well as in the media and communications industry. Under Magnus’ leadership UPC DTH has year on year achieved double digit growth on most key metrics. I see Michael as an excellent successor to continue on this path. Both will continue to deliver profitable growth, excellent products and customer service excellence for the operations that they will lead."