Vox Media Names First CFO, Adds Former Yahoo President to Board
- Appointments put media veterans in management, oversight roles
- No immediate plans for IPO, CEO Jim Bankoff says in interview
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Vox Media Inc. appointed its first chief financial officer and named former Yahoo! Inc. President Susan Decker to the board, bolstering the online media company’s management and oversight amid growth initiatives backed by NBCUniversal.
Stephen Swad, 54, was named CFO after working as acting finance chief for several months, Chief Executive Officer Jim Bankoff said in an interview. He is the former CEO of Rosetta Stone Inc., the language-learning software company, and has worked at Fannie Mae, AOL and Time Warner Inc.