Reston, Va., USA - June 12, 2017, Reston, Va., USA - ComScore, a media measurement and analytics company, announced that it has appointed five new members.
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Lisa Gersh
Ms. Gersh has extensive experience in the media, branded products and entertainment industries, including television, digital entertainment and publishing.
Ms. Gersh has held operating and executive positions with multiple leading media and brand-driven companies, including CEO of Goop, Inc., CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and co-founder and President of Oxygen Media.
Ms. Gersh's past roles include President of Strategic Initiatives at NBC News, interim Chief Executive Officer at The Weather Channel Interactive Inc., Founding Partner at Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP, CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, CEO of Goop.com and Member of the Board at The Knot.
In addition to her appointment to the ComScore Board of Directors, Ms. Gersh also sits on the Board of Hasbro, Inc.
Mark Harris
Mr. Harris has over 20 years of experience working with and within public companies, and has deep expertise in financial services and global business.
He is currently the CFO of Hercules Capital, Inc.
Previous roles include Senior Portfolio Manager and CFO for Asia Pacific at Avenue Capital Group, Corporate Financial Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Hutchinson Telecommunications International Limited, Vice President of Finance at Vsource, and a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Capital Markets Group.
Jacques Kerrest
Mr. Kerrest is the Executive Vice President and CFO of Intelsat.
Prior to his role at Intelsat, Mr. Kerrest held executive-level roles at numerous leading technology and communications companies, including DPC Data Inc., ActivIdentity Corporation, Virgin Media PLC, Equant Inc., Harte-Hanks, Inc, Chancellor Broadcasting Company and Positive Communications.
Joshua Peirez
Mr. Peirez has extensive experience in the financial sector and is currently the President and COO of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.
Prior to joining The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Mr. Peirez spent 10 years at MasterCard and served in several roles, including Chief Innovation Officer, Group Executive of Innovative Platforms, Chief Payment System Integrity Officer and Group Executive of Global Public Policy and Associate General Counsel.
Mr. Peirez has served on the Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council and the Board of Directors for the Westchester County Association.
He was named one of the Top 10 Innovators of 2009 by Bank Technology News.
Susan Riley
Ms. Riley has more than 30 years of financial and operational leadership in the specialty retail, consumer products, medical and cosmetic industries.
Ms. Riley has worked as CFO for several companies, including Eastern Outfitters, LLC, The Children's Place, Klinger Advanced Aesthetics, Abercrombie & Fitch, and The Dial Corporation. ■