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Scripps promotes finance leaders Perschke and Riegelsberger
CINCINNATI, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has promoted two of its finance leaders, effective immediately. Dan Perschke,
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[{"type":"text","content":"CINCINNATI, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has promoted two of its finance leaders, effective immediately.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDan Perschke, 41, assistant controller, has been appointed vice president, controller. In this role, Perschke will be responsible for the company's accounting systems, internal accounting controls, financial reporting and related accounting management. He joined Scripps in 2008 as a senior analyst of financial reporting. In 2015, he became the finance business partner for the Local Media division, and he became vice president, assistant controller in 2018. He began his career as an auditor with PwC.\nPerschke earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy and finance and a master's degree in accountancy from Miami University. He is a certified public accountant and holds a certification as a Chartered Global Management Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.\nRebecca Riegelsberger, 41, vice president of tax and treasury, has been appointed treasurer, vice president, tax, with responsibility for managing the company's cash flow and debt, minimizing financial risk and overseeing all aspects of the tax function. She also will have oversight for financial investments, liquidity and capital growth and allocation. Riegelsberger has been with Scripps since 2015, serving as vice president of tax before her role was expanded in 2017 to also include treasury operations. From 2009 to 2015, she served as tax manager, then tax director for Scripps Networks Interactive. Riegelsberger began her career as a tax analyst at Duke Energy.\nRiegelsberger earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy and a master's in business administration from the University of Cincinnati. She is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. \nPerschke and Riegelsberger will report to Lisa Knutson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and to the new CFO when Knutson takes the role of leader of the new national networks business at the close of Scripps' ION Media acquisition. \nThese promotions come after Scripps also appointed Doug Lyons, 63, senior vice president, controller and trea...