Vivendi Entertainment Promotes Yolanda Macias to Executive Vice President of Business Development and Acquisitions

Vivendi Entertainment Promotes Yolanda Macias to Executive Vice President of
Business Development and Acquisitions

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Entertainment (VE) has
promoted Yolanda Macias to Executive Vice President of Business Development
and Acquisitions, it was announced today by Tom O'Malley, President of Vivendi
Entertainment. Formerly, she was SVP of Business Development and Acquisitions.

In her expanded role, Macias will continue to be responsible for sourcing and
acquiring content from producers and indie studios for theatrical and home
entertainment distribution. Additionally, she continues to oversee the
company's finance and digital divisions. The company recently completed the
acquisition of Genius Products which brought a number of prominent brands
under the VE distribution umbrella including World Wrestling Entertainment
(Wrestlemania series), Classic Media (Frosty The Snowman, Rudolph The Red
Nosed Reindeer), RHI Entertainment (Tin Man, Lonesome Dove) and The Weinstein
Company (The Reader, Vicky Cristina Barcelona).

"Yolanda has been an indispensable part of the successful growth of Vivendi
Entertainment through her leadership in the area of business development,"
stated Mr. O'Malley. "Most recently, she negotiated the Genius acquisition
that has transformed VE into the independent home entertainment market
leader."

Prior to joining Vivendi Entertainment, Macias was Vice President of DIRECTV
Spanish language platform and International Services for DIRECTV, Inc. While
there, she launched and oversaw all aspects of the Spanish-language and
Chinese-language programming service as well as international and ethnic
programming developments for DIRECTV. Ms. Macias has also held executive
positions at Technicolor and The Walt Disney Company.

Macias served on the board of directors for the T. Howard Foundation,
promoting the employment of minorities in the satellite industry. She received
her BS degree from California State University, Northridge and her MBA from
the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

About Vivendi Entertainment
Vivendi Entertainment is a full service independent film distribution company
operating in the United States and Canada. Representing a vast range of genres
including action, comedy, thriller, urban, family and stand-up comedies,
Vivendi Entertainment has become a favorite distribution partner for
Independent content providers. The company has built an extensive catalog of
over 3,000 titles and its customer-centric business model was founded on the
principles of collaboration and financial transparency. The company provides
sales, marketing and distribution services to many of the industry's most
prestigious brands including World Wrestling Entertainment, Sesame Street,
Classic Media, RHI, Shout! Factory, Salient and Codeblack. VE also distributes
The Weinstein Company (TWC) catalog which includes such Academy Award-winning
films as The Reader and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Vivendi Entertainment is a
division of Universal Music Group Distribution, the award-winning sales,
marketing and distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world's leading
music company.

SOURCE Universal Music Group

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