At the 17th SEMPL,
the leading media trends conference in the region, the first TOP SEMPL Award
for the Media Manager of the Year will be given. This year's winner is Pavel
Vrabec, General Director of PRO PLUS, media company that is a part of the CME
Group.
At the 17th SEMPL, held on the 26th and 27th of November in
Portorož, Slovenia, the first TOP SEMPL Award for the Media Manager of the Year
will be given. The award recognizes the media owner or media manager (CEO) who
has made significant contribution and long lasting impact on the media and the
media industry.
The
Media Manager of 2015 was selected by a special jury – Toni Balažič, CEO, Mercator (Slovenia), Gregor Pilgram, Member of the Board, Generali insurance company
(Slovenia), and Dejan Turk, CEO of
Simobil (Slovenia) and Vip mobile (Serbia), and the SEMPL conference organizer.
The
TOP SEMPL Award for the Media Manager of 2015 goes to Pavel Vrabec, General Director of PRO PLUS, who has significantly influenced
the development of the Slovenian television and broader media market.
Before
he started his career at PRO PLUS, he co-created the legendary Slovenian Radio
GA-GA and managed marketing and sales department of the popular commercial
Radio Gama MM. He joined PRO PLUS in 1996 as Director of Sales. In April 2005,
he was appointed Deputy General Director, and in 2009 he became General
Director. Under his leadership, PRO PLUS, even after 20 years since its
establishment, remains one of the most successful media companies in Slovenia.
In the meantime, the company launched the first subscription video on demand
service VOYO, three thematic television channels KINO, BRIO and OTO, and many
content formats which set the standard for television production in Slovenia.
In the period 2010/2011, he was elected to become the President of the
Slovenian Advertising Chamber (SOZ). For many years he was a Member of the
Management Board of SOZ.
Pavel
Vrabec commented on the TOP SEMPL Award for the Media Manager of 2015: »I am
surprised over the award. I am honestly pleasantly surprised. I am not
accustomed to praise, and since long ago I was reassured by the fact that the
greatest recognition comes from the good business results, satisfied and
motivated employees and loyal viewers, as well as the feeling that you are
doing the best you can. We work hard, we love to create in we celebrate our
success together. I am honored for the title »Media Manager of the Year«, but
at the same time I share it and dedicate to people who stand by my side in
managing this large, successful company.«
Pavel
Vrabec will receive the award at a ceremony at the end of the first day of the
conference SEMPL, on the 26th November, where the winners of the Sempler Awards
and the TOP SEMPL »Media Star of the Future« will be revealed.