Acun Medya Global announced the appointment of Mr. George Levendis as its Chief Operations Officer.
 
Prior to joining Acun Medya Global, Mr. Levendis was the Head of International for Syco Entertainment for the past seven years, overseeing all aspects of Syco's international operations including the expansion of over 50 versions of Got Talent and The X Factor formats globally.
 
George Levendis has spent the last 20 years in pivotal senior executive roles across a range of media operations within the television, entertainment and music industry. Among his previous positions, he was Senior Vice President of Global Marketing for SONY BMG Music Entertainment in New York (2005-2007) and the former Managing Director/GM of Antenna TV Greece (2008-2010) as well as appearing on-air as a judge for three seasons of the Greek version of The X Factor and three seasons of Star Academy in the early 2000's.
 
George Levendis said: "I am very excited to be joining Acun Medya Global, an innovative, forward thinking media business with ambitions to expand globally across the television, sports, digital and entertainment business. Turkey is currently the fastest growing exporter of content globally, and Acun Medya is a key part of this trend. The company is made up of smart, media savvy and dynamic executives and I want to thank Acun and CEO Ebru Atasav for this opportunity".
 
Acun Medya Global founder and owner, Acun Ilıcalı expressed the group's excitement and pleasure in welcoming George Levendis to the team: "We are very excited and happy to welcome George to the Acun Medya team. Since we started this company, we always aimed for growth, creativity and innovation, without losing our family spirit. We believe George’s background and global expertise will help us greatly on this path, which will be further enhanced by his ideas and enthusiasm as part of the Acun Medya team.