Chin To Head iHeart Investor Relations
• iHeartMedia, Inc. announced that media industry vet Kareem Chin has been named Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective today. Chin will be based in New York and report to Rich Bressler, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of iHeartMedia, Inc. In his new role, Chin will manage iHeartMedia’s relationship with the investor community and ensure that the company strategy is aligned with the needs of its equity holders following iHeartMedia’s recent listing on the NASDAQ exchange. He will work closely with Bressler; Bob Pittman, Chairman & CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc.; Paul McNicol, EVP & General Counsel; and leaders of iHeartMedia’s Finance and Communications teams, and oversee the company’s investor conferences, investor meetings and quarterly earnings releases and financial filings.
“We’re extremely pleased to have someone with Kareem’s extensive financial background and industry knowledge to help reintroduce the equity world to iHeartMedia and tell the story of iHeart’s leadership in audio as we prepare to list on the NASDAQ exchange,” said Bressler. “Kareem is both well-known and well respected in the investment and media communities, which makes him the perfect person to work with both our new shareholders and the equity analysts who will now cover us.”
Chin segues from Viacom, where he served as Vice President of Investor Relations for the past three years. He previously spent over a decade in the investment banking sector, including a stint as SVP of Investment Banking — Media & Telecommunications Group at Jefferies and as VP of Investment Banking — Mergers and Acquisitions at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Chin received his MBA in Finance & Economics at the Columbia Graduate School of Business and his B.S. in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany.
“This is an extremely exciting time for iHeartMedia and for the financial community overall,” said Chin. “The company continues to cement its position as the leading multiplatform audio company and I’m excited to be able to share the details of the company’s financial evolution and growth with investors, analysts and shareholders.” [Photo from LinkedIn]
