Two MFM Stars Pick Up Cablefax "Powerful Women" Honors

Locke39s name should be familiar to anyone who has participated in MFM events over the past few years She39s next in line to become Chairperson of the association39s board and her ascent to that position has been noteworthyquotLori brings wisdom passion and enthusiasm to her leadership role in the association She understands the value of membership and wants other financial professionals to share that knowledgequot said Joe Annotti MFM39s President and CEO quotLike all Board members she has enormous responsibilities as an executive for Warner Bros Discovery But she also carves out time sometimes very late at night while on a plane to work with her peers on the Board and ensure that MFM continues to improvequotLocke who is currently Chief Accounting Officer at Warner Bros Discovery became an MFM member while she was with Gannett She saw the association39s value early on and brought in both Gannett Co Inc and later Discovery Inc when she moved there as corporate members She also got involved right away leading the Accounting Standards committee for two years That overlapped with her board membership which began in 2018 In 2017 she was awarded MFM39s Rainmaker Award given to an MFM member whose efforts and contributions have helped the association growThe contributions at MFM come during a very busy period for Locke She was closely involved in the acquisition of WarnerMedia by Discovery which was finalized in April 2022Not only does Locke apply her full skillset to the MFM board but she imbues it with humanity and a sense of humor If you were lucky enough to see her on stage with MFM39s current board Chairperson Dave Bestler during last year39s annual conference you got to witness her authenticity and playful sideLike Locke Rutishauser has had a busy year to say the least As CFO of Sinclair Broadcast Group she played a pivotal role in the company39s partnership with Bally39s to rebrand Sinclair39s regional sports networks as Bally Sports She also serves as an advocate for NextGen broadcasting and dealt with a major cyber security incident in late 2021Rutishauser joined MFM as part of Sinclair39s corporate membership She was a star panelist at the 2022 MFM annual conference where she joined media finance colleagues Marie Tedesco of Beasley Media Group Ginny Hernandez of Trilith Studios and moderator Cal Mostella of Warner Bros Discovery for the CFOs in the Hot Seat panel which was one of the bestattended keynote sessions of the conferenceShe was generous with her learnings and her advice on how media companies should deal with what now seems to be the issue of when not if they will be faced with a major hack or data breach Working through the maze of challenges associated with a cyber attack has clearly made Rutishauser an expert in the fieldRight now Rutishauser is juggling multiple initiatives at Sinclair including that of adding value to Bally Sports via establishing new ways of driving fan engagement ecommerce and immersive activities related to sports viewing Having worked for Sinclair for nearly 25 years Lucy clearly enjoys taking on new challenges and learning by doingquotLucy39s brand of quiet and determined leadership was in full display during her presentation at the 2022 MFM Annual Conferencequot said Annotti quotShe epitomizes the axiom 39keep calm and carry on39 as she helps lead one of America39s major media companies to opportunities in a dynamic industry experiencing enormous changequotPlease join us as we salute two women who are welldeserved recipients of this Cablefax honor and who readily share their expertise with their media finance colleagues a key benefit of membership in MFMClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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