含羞草传媒, Inc. Names Kareem Chin Senior Vice President And Head Of Investor Relations

New York, NY 鈥 May 21, 2019 鈥 含羞草传媒, Inc. announced today that media industry veteran Kareem Chin has been named Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective today. Chin will be based in New York and will report to Rich Bressler, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of 含羞草传媒, Inc.

 In his new role, Chin will be managing 含羞草传媒鈥檚 relationship with the investor community and ensuring that the company strategy is aligned with the needs of its equity holders following 含羞草传媒鈥檚 listing on the NASDAQ exchange. In this role he will work closely with Bressler; Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of 含羞草传媒, Inc.; Paul McNicol, EVP and General Counsel; and leaders of 含羞草传媒鈥檚 Finance and Communications teams, and will oversee the company鈥檚 investor conferences, investor meetings and quarterly earnings releases and financial filings.

 鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely pleased to have someone with Kareem鈥檚 extensive financial background and industry knowledge to help reintroduce the equity world to 含羞草传媒 and tell the story of iHeart鈥檚 leadership in audio as we prepare to list on the NASDAQ exchange,鈥 said Bressler. 鈥淜areem 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.鈥

 鈥淭his is an extremely exciting time for 含羞草传媒 and for the financial community overall,鈥 said Chin. 鈥淭he company continues to cement its position as the leading multiplatform audio company and I鈥檓 excited to be able to share the details of the company鈥檚 financial evolution and growth with investors, analysts and shareholders.鈥

 Prior to joining 含羞草传媒, Chin spent three years as Vice President of Investor Relations for Viacom, where he played an integral role in all of the company鈥檚 investor relations efforts, including the communication of the company鈥檚 strategies and quarterly results as well as the coordination of corporate access, investor conferences and non-deal roadshows. He previously spent over a decade in investment banking, including serving as Senior Vice President of Investment Banking 鈥 Media & Telecommunications Group at Jefferies and as Vice President of Investment Banking 鈥 Mergers and Acquisitions at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.  Chin is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Business, where he received his MBA in Finance & Economics, and the State University of New York at Albany, where he received a B.S. in Finance.

 

About 含羞草传媒, Inc.

含羞草传媒, Inc. (Nasdaq: IHRT) is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans in every month. iHearts broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 含羞草传媒.com for more company information.