Johnson – Part of The Board of Directors @ Univision.

Univision Communications Inc. announced that Michael O. Johnson has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. Johnson will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Fernando Aguirre on February 18, 2005.

Johnson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Herbalife Ltd. Prior to joining Herbalife in 2003, Johnson spent 17 years at the Walt Disney Corporation where he headed the Company’s Worldwide Video Group, restructuring its video business model and market presence, and acted as President of Disney International, where he devised and launched Disney’s “Disney I” subscription entertainment business. Johnson has also served as Publisher of Audio Times magazine and as a marketing executive for Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company.

“I am pleased to welcome Michael Johnson to the Board as an independent director, and am certain that his experience and expertise in the entertainment industry will be a valuable resource as Univision is met with increasingly greater opportunities going forward,” said A. Jerrold Perenchio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Univision Communications Inc. “Michael’s past achievements have given him unique insight into varying aspects of the industry and manners of improving value for shareholders.”

“As the leading Spanish-language media company, Univision is continually redefining the U.S. entertainment landscape and I am extremely proud to serve on the Board of Directors for such a dynamic and forward-moving Company,” said Johnson. “Univision’s management team has done an exceptional job leading the Company. I look forward to contributing to its momentum with the views and skills I have attained through my many years of experience in the entertainment industry.”

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