Jenny Buchholz Joins @Captivate

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Captivate, North America’s leading location-based digital video network, this week announced that industry veteran Jenny Buchholz has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to leading Finance, Accounting and Human Resources, she will serve as a financial and strategic business advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and the broader leadership team.

Marc Kidd, CEO of Captivate told us “We are thrilled to welcome Jenny to Captivate where she will make an immediate impact on our business operations. Her vast financial experience among industry leading brands is a perfect fit for Captivate as the business continues momentous growth.”

Jenny Buchholz brings over 20 years of experience to Captivate, joining the company most recently from Knotel, where she served as Head of Corporate Finance. In that role she was a key member of the executive team, responsible for critical strategy and operational decisions for the company, as well as overseeing financial planning and analysis, investor relations and capital raising.

Prior to Knotel, she was deputy CFO of Vice Media, where she built a team to perform global financial planning, investor relations and sales finance within three months. Additionally, she partnered with corporate development to standardize investment criteria for M&A activities. As Vice President of Finance, Ad Sales, at Discovery Communications, she managed over one billion dollars in ad sales revenue across the company’s 13 linear networks and digital platforms. She also spent time working for the NBA as Associate Vice President of Finance for global media and content as well as eBay as Director of Finance and Strategy.


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