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Mr. Ríos was named chairman of the board of directors of Global Crossing UK in September 2004 and has served as president of Global Crossing International since May 2001. Mr. Rios served as chief administrative officer of Global Crossing from November 2002 through January 2007 and was chairman of the board of Global Crossing’s former Global Marine Systems subsidiary (Global Marine) from September 2002 through its divestment in August 2004. Mr. Ríos has more than 20 years of experience managing a wide range of companies in the technology and media sectors. Prior to joining Global Crossing in February 2001 as president Latin America and corporate senior vice president, Mr. Ríos served as president and chief executive officer of Telefónica Media from June 1999 through August 2000 and president of Atento Worldwide from July 2000 through June 2002. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ríos was the founding president and chief executive officer of Galaxy Latin America (subsequently named DIRECTV Latin America), where he was responsible for the planning, development, and launch of DIRECTV, a division of Hughes Electronics. During his four-year tenure, he was a vice president of Hughes Electronics and a member of its management committee. Mr. Ríos previously served as the first chief operating officer and corporate vice president of the Cisneros Group of Companies. He was also a founding member of its worldwide executive committee. During his 13-year tenure with the Cisneros Group, Mr. Ríos held a succession of increasingly responsible positions, including tenure as a board member or president in over 60 Cisneros companies worldwide. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Ríos served as chairman of the supervisory board of Endemol Entertainment, Europe’s premier independent TV production company based in Holland and with operations in 28 countries around the world. He also serves on the board of directors of Claxson Interactive Group Inc. and is an active national board member of Operation Smile, a philanthropic organization that provides global medical assistance to children born with facial deformities. In addition, Mr. Ríos serves as a board member of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor. | 