Hearst Corporation Names Denielle deWynter Vice President of Finance, Hearst Business Media

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - July 06, 2015) - Hearst Corporation today announced the appointment of Denielle deWynter, CPA, CA, as vice president of Finance, Hearst Business Media. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO of Hearst Corporation, Hearst Business Media President Richard P. Malloch and Robert D. Wilbanks, vice president and chief financial officer of the group. The appointment is effective immediately.

In this newly-created role, deWynter will be responsible for financial planning and reporting for the organization, whose holdings in finance, healthcare and transportation include Fitch Group, the Hearst Health network of market-leading healthcare companies, MOTOR Information Systems, Black Book and more. deWynter will report to Wilbanks.

"Hearst Business Media is growing at a tremendous pace and Denielle's international experience and outstanding track record of financial transformation in rapidly expanding businesses will be great assets to us," Malloch said. "Denielle will play an instrumental role in enhancing our financial systems as our group continues to expand."

"Denielle is a proven leader who will be a great addition to our organization," Wilbanks said. "I'm delighted to welcome her to my management team."

deWynter most recently served as senior director of Global Finance Operations at McGraw-Hill Financial and held several positions there over the past decade, including director of Global Risk Assessment and International Reporting and manager of Financial Operations and Internal Controls at Standard & Poor's. Previously, she held positions at HSBC and Deloitte in Europe and Canada. deWynter was inducted as a member to the Canadian and British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants and received a bachelor's of Business Administration in accounting from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

About Hearst Business Media
Hearst Business Media is a global technology leader delivering information, insights, analytics, and workflow solutions to meet worldwide needs in the finance, healthcare and transportation markets. Its holdings include renowned brands such as Fitch Group, one of the leading global ratings agencies; the Hearst Health network of market-leading healthcare companies First Databank, Zynx, MCG and Homecare Homebase, which provide care guidance to patients, hospitals, and insurers; and Black Book, MOTOR Information Services and Veretech, the premier suppliers of automotive data. Hearst Business Media companies have offices in more than 30 countries.

About Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified media and information companies. Its major interests include ownership of 15 daily and 34 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union; hundreds of magazines around the world, including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, ELLE and O, The Oprah Magazine; 31 television stations, which reach a combined 18 percent of U.S. viewers; ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, HISTORY and ESPN; significant holdings in automotive, electronics and medical/pharmaceutical business information companies; a majority stake in global ratings agency Fitch Group; Internet and marketing services businesses; television production; newspaper features distribution; and real estate. Follow us on Twitter @HearstCorp and subscribe to Hearstlink.

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