Farid Suleman
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Born | age 57 chairman of Citadel Broadcasting[citation needed ] |
Farid Suleman has been a director of Fairway Group Holdings since 2012.[2] Before that, he was the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting from March 2002 until the company's acquisition by Cumulus Media in 2011.[3] He previously spent 16 years working for Infinity Broadcasting Corporation (now CBS Radio) and 12 years at Westwood One.[4][5]
History
Suleman is a graduate of the University of Nottingham in England, and is a chartered accountant and a CPA.[6]
Suleman was a director of
He was executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and a director of
Suleman was the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting from March 2002 until the company's acquisition by Cumulus Media in 2011.[8] In late 2004, Suleman made headlines by cutting Howard Stern's radio show from four Citadel stations,[9] citing Stern's frequent discussions regarding his upcoming move to Sirius Satellite Radio. In 2007, he was nominated for the Group Executive of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine.[10]
References
- ^ "Farid Suleman: Executive Profile". The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Morningstar bio". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ "Farid Suleman". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Farid Suleman". Citadel Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
- ^ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Viacom Radio Executive Resigns Unexpectedly". The New York Times. 2002-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (February 22, 2001). "Suleman tapped prexy at Infinity". Variety.
- ^ "Farid Suleman Named Senior Vice President, Finance, CBS Corporation". PRNewswire. 18 August 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Farid Suleman". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- San Diego Union Tribune. 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards". Radio and Records. September 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11.