Steven I. Bandel

Steven I. Bandel is the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cisneros Group of Companies, one of the largest privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the Hispanic world.

As Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Bandel is dedicated to the strategic development of the Cisneros Group of Companies, and the support of its interests in the companies that serve millions of customers in over 100 countries. Operations range from broadcast television and television production to telecommunications and travel resorts. Through its diverse businesses and world-class partnerships, the Cisneros Group of Companies delivers the best brands and the highest-quality services to the 550 million Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers that make up the “Ibero-American marketplace”. Some of the Cisneros Group of Companies’ key holdings include Venevisión, the leading television network in Venezuela; Venevision International, a global Spanish-language entertainment company; and Venevision Productions, a supplier of top-tier telenovelas for North American and world audiences.

Steven Bandel sits on the Board of Directors of Brightstar Corp. and Claxson Interactive Group. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Baptist Health South Florida; the Latin American CEO Network; the Latin American CEO Forum of Florida International University; and The Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. He is  also member of the Dean´s Council of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University . He is member of the Advisory Board of Codina Venture, and also member of the Consultive Council of the Debates magazine of the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) of Caracas, Venezuela. He has also  served as a member of The Mayor’s International Council in Miami. He was recently invited by FIU to become “Member of the Board of Advisors of the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepeneurship Center” .


During his twenty-five year tenure with the Cisneros Group of Companies, Mr. Bandel has played an integral role in the organization’s growth and development. Before assuming the titles of both, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Bandel served as Executive President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2009, and oversaw the operations of the Cisneros Group of Companies worldwide. Prior to this position, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Group; President of Multimarket, the Group’s former Investment Bank; Vice President of Finance of the Communications division; Director Assistant to the Chairman and CEO; Vice President of Finance of the Information Technology division; and as New Business Development Manager.

Steven Bandel holds a Master degree in business Administration with High Honors from the Institute of Advanced Management Studies (IESA), in Venezuela, and received his Bachelor degree with High Honors in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.


Last updated in October  2011.