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Chellomedia’s O’Neill dead at 50
Published: 12.37 Europe/London, February 20, 2012 By Julian Clover
Shane O’Neill, the former head of Liberty Global’s content division Chellomedia, has died after a 15-month fight with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
The Irishman, who leaves a wife and three children, resigned from his posts as SVP and chief strategy officer, Liberty Global and president of subsidiary Chellomedia Services Limited in December.
The 50-year-old oversaw Liberty Global’s strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development activities.
In addition, O’Neill was president of Chellomedia, Liberty Global’s content division, and was responsible for LGI Ventures, the group’s investment arm.
Among his key deals was the acquisition of the Paris cable system that became the rump of UPC France before its sale to Numericable and the purchase of Ireland’s Cablelink.
O’Neill had been instrumental in determining and executing the strategy that has resulted in the highly successful turnaround of UPC Broadband division, which comprises Liberty Global’s core European cable businesses.
Prior to UPC, O’Neill worked with KPMG, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs.
Published: 12.37 Europe/London, February 20, 2012 By Julian Clover
Shane O’Neill, the former head of Liberty Global’s content division Chellomedia, has died after a 15-month fight with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
The Irishman, who leaves a wife and three children, resigned from his posts as SVP and chief strategy officer, Liberty Global and president of subsidiary Chellomedia Services Limited in December.
The 50-year-old oversaw Liberty Global’s strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development activities.
In addition, O’Neill was president of Chellomedia, Liberty Global’s content division, and was responsible for LGI Ventures, the group’s investment arm.
Among his key deals was the acquisition of the Paris cable system that became the rump of UPC France before its sale to Numericable and the purchase of Ireland’s Cablelink.
O’Neill had been instrumental in determining and executing the strategy that has resulted in the highly successful turnaround of UPC Broadband division, which comprises Liberty Global’s core European cable businesses.
Prior to UPC, O’Neill worked with KPMG, Macquarie and Goldman Sachs.