[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/ebsco-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-investment-officer\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/ebsco-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-investment-officer\/","headline":"EBSCO appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer","name":"EBSCO appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer","description":"Beginning August 15, David Hobbs will join EBSCO as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer. David is currently President and Partner of Cook &#038; Bynum Capital Management. With more than two decades of experience spanning commercial banking, investment banking, and private and public market investing, David will play a pivotal role in driving EBSCO\u2019s<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/ebsco-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-investment-officer\/\" title=\"ReadEBSCO appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer\">... Read more &raquo;<\/a>","datePublished":"2021-07-08","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/author\/sstark\/#Person","name":"Steve Stark","url":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/author\/sstark\/","identifier":14,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4d57d348d9b4961c92537fdf6719ed49d50bfff02d74e1107a823268410e17f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f4d57d348d9b4961c92537fdf6719ed49d50bfff02d74e1107a823268410e17f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"EBSCO Industries, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ebsco-industries-logo.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ebsco-industries-logo.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/David.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/David.jpg","height":372,"width":564},"url":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/ebsco-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-investment-officer\/","about":["EBSCO Industries","News"],"wordCount":238,"articleBody":"Beginning August 15, David Hobbs will join EBSCO as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer. David is currently President and Partner of Cook &#038; Bynum Capital Management. With more than two decades of experience spanning commercial banking, investment banking, and private and public market investing, David will play a pivotal role in driving EBSCO\u2019s goal of sustainable long-term growth.  He will be focused on capital allocation and will evaluate growth opportunities both via reinvestment in existing businesses and from acquisitions.\u201cAs a talent-focused company, we approach every hiring decision as an opportunity to strengthen our team. David Hobbs\u2019 experience uniquely positioned him as the ideal candidate for both the CFO role and the newly created Chief Investment Officer position, \u201csaid David Walker, EBSCO President &#038; Chief Executive Officer. \u201cHis financial and operational leadership will help us build on the existing momentum within our businesses.\u201d  David Hobbs will be a member of the company\u2019s corporate leadership team. Hobbs will be responsible for all aspects of the company\u2019s financial strategy and operations, including accounting, finance, treasury, tax, capital planning, investments, risk management, budgeting and planning, and mergers and acquisitions. \u201cIt is an exciting time to be part of EBSCO Industries, and I am appreciative for the opportunity to join such a great organization,\u201d said David Hobbs.  \u201cI look forward to working with the team to accomplish David\u2019s and the Board of Directors\u2019 ambitions for EBSCO\u2019s next 75 years.\u201d "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"EBSCO appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer","item":"https:\/\/www.ebscoind.com\/ebsco-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-investment-officer\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]