France's Vivendi taps Genish as chief convergence officer

Vivendi SA has tapped Amos Genish, the former head of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica SA's Brazil unit, to lead an effort to converge the French media company's content, platforms and media distribution strategies. Genish was named chief convergence officer and will be based in London and Paris, Vivendi said in a statement. Genish, an Israeli citizen, sold Brazilian phone carrier GVT SA to Vivendi in 2009.