His parents was from Bessarabia. Grupo RBS is a Brazilian multimedia com- pany with over 6,500 em- ployees: 8 daily newspapers; 18 TV stations and two local television channels; 25 radio stations (5 AM and 20 FM) among them, RádioGaúcha, which heads Gaúcha Sat, a network of 135 stations located across many states. Al the group's media operations have their own internet platforms. Through .e Bricks, the group's digital holding company, RBS owns and operates several companies; Grupo RBSalso runs Fundação Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho, a foundation focused primari- ly on educational projects. Former Board Member, ABERT (Brazilian Association of Radio and Television); Former President of WAN (World Newspaper Association); Former President of ANJ (Brazilian Newspaper Association); Former member of Communication Council of the Brazilian Congress; Board member in various non-profit organizations such as: Fundação Iberê Camargo, Bienal do Mercosul, Junior Achievement and others. Board Member, ABERT (Brazilian Association of Radioand Television); former President of WAN (World Newspaper Association); former President of ANJ (Brazilian Newspaper Association). He si also a board member in several non-profitable organizations such as: Fundação Iberê Camargo, Bienal do Mercosul, Junior Achieve- ment and others. For- mer member of "Conselho de Comunicação do Congresso Nacional