Olimpio José Franco

Olímpio José Franco is general director and member of the SET Board of Former Presidents. He is an electronic engineer with an extensive career in the field of television broadcasting. In 1969, he joined the Padre Anchieta Foundation (Radio and TV Cultura, São Paulo), as a trainee, from where he left only in 1988, when he held the position of technical director. From 1988 to 2003, he was technical director of TV Jovem Pan. He has owned Olympic Engineering in Audio and Video Systems since 1985, working on audio and video projects and installations. He is the founder of SET, having served as president for four terms, as well as being technology director and vice president at various times. He is a life member of SMPTE and member of the Technical Module of the SBTVD Forum. In 2017 he received the “Honorary member” awards from the ITE (Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers – Japan)   and Radio Achievement Award 2017″  from ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses).