Cumulus Names Berju VP of Finance

• Cumulus Media announces the hire of Robert Berju as VP of Finance and Strategy. In this newly created position, the New York-based Berju will lead financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, capital management, and modeling of strategic initiatives, while also having financial oversight of Westwood One.

Berju comes to Cumulus from Clever Devices, where he was SVP of Finance and Accounting. Berju has spent most of his career in the media business, previously serving as VP of Corporate Finance at iHeartMedia, VP of Finance and Operations for AMC Networks and VP of Corporate Finance for Rainbow Media Holdings. Earlier in his career Berju held multiple finance positions within Cablevision Systems Corporation.

“Robert is a highly accomplished media veteran with over two decades of finance, accounting, and strategic planning experience,” said Suzanne Grimes, EVP of Marketing for Cumulus Media and President of Westwood One. “He will play an important role in building upon the success of Westwood One and propelling the organization to new heights in 2020 and beyond.”

Cumulus VP of Finance John Toohey remarked, “As a former colleague of Robert’s at Rainbow, I’m excited to have him join the Cumulus Media finance team and put his proven leadership to work.” Berju said, “I’m truly honored to join Cumulus Media, and am ready to guide the finance group and offer our leadership team new strategies that will fortify Westwood One’s growth initiatives and business goals.”