Mr. Fries has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Global Ltd. (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) since June 2005 and is also Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Fries was a co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UnitedGlobalCom LLC (“UGC”) until the businesses of UGC and Liberty Media International, Inc. were combined to form Liberty Global in 2005.
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Global and co-founder of its predecessor, Mr. Fries has overseen its growth into a world leader in converged broadband, mobile and video communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, media and technology businesses. Liberty Global delivers next-generation products through advanced fiber and 5G networks in four core European markets, providing 80 million connections across Europe and the U.K. Liberty Global’s joint ventures in the U.K. and the Netherlands generate combined annual revenue of over $18 billion, while remaining operations generate consolidated revenue of more than $4 billion. Through its substantial scale and commitment to innovation, Liberty Global is building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, investing in the infrastructure and platforms that empower customers and deploying the advanced technologies that nations and economies need to thrive.
Mr. Fries has been Chairman of Sunrise Communications AG in Switzerland (SWX: SUNN) since November 2024 and Executive Chairman of Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ: LILA) since December 2017 (both formerly 100% owned by Liberty Global), and a director of Grupo Televisa S.A.B. (NYSE: TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO) since April 2015. Mr. Fries serves as a board member of GSMA and CableLabs?, as a trustee and finance committee member of The Paley Center for Media and as a Digital Communications Governor of the World Economic Forum.
Mr. Fries served as a director of Legacy Lionsgate Studios from May 2024 to May 2025, and as a director of Old Lionsgate Parent from November 2015 to May 2025.
Mr. Fries has been a director of Lionsgate since May 2025.
Mr. Fries is a member of Lionsgate’s Compensation Committee and Transaction Committee.