iHeart Names Chief Privacy Officer
• iHeartMedia announced that Andrew L. Dahm has been named as the company’s Chief Privacy Officer. He will also remain in his existing role as the company’s Senior Corporate Counsel.
In this new role, Dahm will be responsible for shaping, regulating and administering iHeartMedia’s privacy policies and strategies to ensure they continue to meet global regulatory requirements and address the company’s specific needs. He will also work closely with Steve Mills, iHeartMedia’s Global Chief Information Officer and David Neuman, iHeartMedia’s Global Chief Information Security Officer, to oversee company-wide data security and protection plans.
“Protecting our company data and personal information has always been a priority for iHeartMedia,” said Rich Bressler, iHeartMedia’s President, COO and CFO. “Andrew is uniquely suited for this important new role at our company and has been at the center of the legal aspects of all of our digital operations for several years, including the development of our privacy policies for consumers and employees and our third-party vendor relationships relating to privacy matters.”
Dahm remarked, “I’m looking forward to helping to spearhead the company’s privacy strategy, regulatory compliance and risk management efforts as iHeartMedia’s Chief Privacy Officer. iHeartMedia serves tens of millions of people each month through our vast array of platforms, including our iHeartRadio digital service and more than 800 station and personality websites. They trust us with their information and keeping that information safe is our top priority.”
Dahm joined iHeartMedia in 2011 as its Senior Corporate Counsel, Business and Regulatory. Prior to that, Dahm worked in the Corporate and Securities Section of Cox Smith Matthews in San Antonio and as a software developer for Motive Communications in Austin.
