Paul W. Fiddick is President of Emmis International a division of Emmis Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:EMMS). Emmis International operates national radio channels in Hungary (Sláger Rádío) Slovakia (Rádio Expres) Bulgaria (Radio FM Plus) and a ten-station network serving the Flanders region of Belgium (Be One).
Paul Fiddick served as Assistant Secretary for Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from November 1999 until May 2001. In this Presidentially-appointed Senate-confirmed position he oversaw the policy and coordination of USDA's administrative activities. USDA is the fourth largest civilian agency of the U.S. government with more than 100 000 employees at 2 600 locations worldwide.
Immediately prior to government service Paul Fiddick was a management consultant retained by firms developing internet businesses. Among other engagements he served as Vice Chairman and acting President of Motorola's internet affiliate RadioWave.com Inc.
Paul Fiddick co-founded Heritage Media Corporation in 1987 and was President of its radio division until its sale in 1998. Heritage Media was acquired by The News Corporation Ltd. in a merger transaction valued at $1.5 billion.
Paul Fiddick was recruited to Heritage Media's predecessor in 1986 to develop a new business group through acquisitions. He acquired a total of 24 radio stations in seven major markets including the largest station cluster in the Kansas City market. The radio division was the fastest-growing of Heritage Media's four business groups in the 1990's and reported thirty-eight consecutive quarterly cash flow increases to its shareholders.
Prior to joining Heritage Paul Fiddick was President of the radio subsidiary of Multimedia Inc. from 1982 to 1986. He held executive positions at radio stations in Milwaukee Wisconsin and Kansas City Missouri from 1971 to 1982.
Paul Fiddick sat on the board and was a past Chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau and served two terms as a director of the National Association of Broadcasters. He is currently a member of the General Administration Board for the Graduate School USDA. He also serves on the advisory boards for Advanced Microbial Solutions Siena Holdings and Business for Diplomatic Action. |