[PAST EVENT] Jim Woodward, CFO Media General: "Street Smarts: How I closed the Berkshire Hathaway Deal"

January 24, 2013
7pm - 8pm
Location
Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons
101 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
MBAA and Finance Academy Presents:

Jim Woodward, CFO Media General: "Street Smarts: How I closed the Berkshire Hathaway Deal"

Last year, Mr. Woodward led the company in a transformation deal with Berkshire Hathaway. This is a great opportunity to learn about valuation and negotiation firsthand!

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Speaker Bio:
Mr. James F. Woodward has been the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Media General Inc. since October 1, 2011. Mr. Woodward served as Group Vice President of Growth & Performance at Media General Inc., from July 2009 to October 1, 2011 and served as its Vice President of Human Resources since 2005. Mr. Woodward served as Corporate Vice President of Media General Inc. since October 1, 2005. He joined Media General in 1983 as a Staff Accountant in the Financial Administration Department, with responsibility for preparing Securities and Exchange Commission and other external reporting documents. During the past 12 years, he served as Audit Manager in the Internal Audit Department, Assistant Controller at the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Manager of human resource systems in the Finance Department. Mr. Woodward graduated from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., in 1983 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting.
Contact

Sandy Turnage, Associate Director of Professional Development 757.221.6213