Ziff Davis, Inc. Appoints Layth Taki as Chief Accounting Officer, Effective September 27, 2022
September 13, 2022 at 01:45 am IST
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Ziff Davis, Inc. announced the appointment of Layth Taki as Chief Accounting Officer. He will report to Bret Richter, Chief Financial Officer of Ziff Davis, and will be part of Ziff Davis' executive leadership team, leading Ziff Davis' global accounting and public reporting functions. His first day at Ziff Davis will be September 27, 2022. Most recently, Mr. Taki was SVP and Chief Accounting Officer of Altice USA. There, he managed a team
responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, and accounts payable of Altice USA, which generates $10 billion in revenue. In this role, Mr. Taki played a key role in various acquisitions, spin-offs, refinancings, and complex transactions while managing the company's external audit relationship and helping to lead its SOX controls and compliance, among other key responsibilities. Since joining Cablevision Systems Corporation (now part of Altice USA) in 2004, Mr. Taki was previously SVP, Controller of Cable Operations and head of technical accounting. Prior to joining Cablevision, Mr. Taki was a member of the assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, with emphasis on technology, communications, and entertainment clients. Mr. Taki has a Masters of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Denver and completed
Harvard Business School's Cable Executive Management Program. He is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.
Ziff Davis Inc is a United States-based company. The Company operates as a vertically focused digital media and Internet company. Its portfolio includes brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health and wellness, cybersecurity, martech and among other. Its segments include digital media and cybersecurity and martech. Its Digital Media segment specializes in the technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, and healthcare markets, offering content, tools, and services to consumers and businesses. Its digital media business operates a portfolio of Web properties and applications.