Dow Jones hires O’Melia as CFO

Liz O’Melia

Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the next to the personnel:

Group,

I am fired up to announce that Liz O’Melia will be signing up for Dow Jones as main money officer beginning on May perhaps 16. She joins us at a special chapter of changeover and development for our business.

Liz will oversee the world finance group, supporting the company’s strategic vision as very well as working day-to-day money routines, and will be liable for overseeing all aspects of money reporting and primary our vital finance capabilities. She will provide as organization associate to the broader Dow Jones senior administration staff.

Liz was CFO of S&P Ratings and is a proven chief in finance and technique. Having invested a large part of her job at S&P with a emphasis on economical and data products and services, she was involved in the company’s transformation from The McGraw-Hill Organizations to S&P Global. She also held the position of senior vice president and international treasurer at S&P Worldwide. Through her profession at various multinational organizations, Liz has driven organization growth and price development and has supported occupation improvement for colleagues throughout different finance teams. Prior to the S&P transition, she experienced important involvement with multimedia and broadcasting, like Television set properties, by then-McGraw-Hill’s publishing dwelling small business.

Most not long ago, as CFO government lover at Gartner, Liz suggested CFO shoppers at Worldwide 1000 businesses and governing administration organizations, partnering with CFOs to recommend on eyesight and technique and to support with electronic transformation and economical functions.

During her finance vocation, Liz has been an avid reader of The Wall Road Journal and Barron’s and a user of other Dow Jones offerings to aid inform technique and selection-creating. With considerable acquisition and integration knowledge, Liz is a strategic thinker and is effectively positioned to assistance us create on our mission to present the world’s most dependable journalism, information and facts, data and analytics to enable people make conclusions.

We thank David Kerridge for his exemplary management as interim head of finance. He stepped up to lead the functionality by means of a crucial time in our transformation, including the setting up and close of our OPIS acquisition and our forthcoming Foundation Chemicals acquisition. David’s management has been instrumental in positioning us for the long run, and we glimpse forward to his continued contributions. David will carry on in his part as SVP FP&A.

You should be part of me in welcoming Liz to Dow Jones and wishing her achievements in this vital function.

Almar