Clear Channel Outdoor Names Joseph Bagan
Chief Operating Officer
Seasoned Executive Brings Strong Operations, Technology and Finance Skills as Company Focuses on
Growth
July 26, 2010 07:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
PHOENIX--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Clear Channel Outdoor Americas today announced that Joseph
Bagan has been named Chief Operating Officer - Americas, effective immediately. He will be based in the
company’s Phoenix offices, and report to Ron Cooper, President and CEO, Clear Channel Outdoor – Americas.
Bagan’s appointment to the newly-created post completes a realignment of the Company’s operating structure that
includes the recent implementation of a framework of four regional Group Presidents. Those Group Presidents, as
well as the leaders of CCO Airports, Operations and Information Technology, will report to Bagan.
“I’m delighted that an executive of Joe Bagan’s calibre has elected to join our team. His appointment as our new
COO ensures we have an operating structure that enables us to achieve our strategic plan and properly support our
ongoing operations, while at the same time focusing on external matters to further strengthen our position as the
industry leader in Out-of-Home,” said Cooper. “Joe’s appointment illustrates the attractiveness of our business and
validates the strength of our strategy.”
Bagan joins Clear Channel Outdoor from Sharklet Technologies, a Denver-based biotechnology company, where he
has been the CEO since 2007. Prior to this role, Bagan held a number of executive positions at Adelphia
Communications, including Senior Vice President – Southeast Region, a role in which he was responsible for all
business functions for a $750MM revenue, seven-state region with 2,500 employees and before that he served as
Chief Administrative Officer at Adelphia. Earlier, Bagan was Chief Financial Officer at Ricochet Wireless Networks
and Chief Information Officer at AT&T Broadband. He started his career with Arthur Andersen, rising through the
organization