Cox Interactive Media Promotes Scott Shirah to Controller.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000 Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia)(www.cimedia.com) announced today that Scott Shirah has been promoted to controller. The announcement came from J. Lacey Lewis, vice president and chief financial officer. In his new position, Shirah will head up CIMedia's accounting initiatives. His responsibilities will include financial accounting; analyzing and implementing global accounting best practices and systems; initiating related policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental ; and managing a team of CIMedia accountants who are responsible for general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , accounts payable, accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , credit and collections, payroll, and fixed assets for the CIMedia network. "Scott has an excellent track record with both CIMedia and our parent company, Cox Enterprises," said Lewis. "We believe in promoting from within, and Scott's outstanding financial, management and analytic skills are an ideal match for his new position. As controller, he'll play an integral role in making key business decisions for our organization." Shirah has a history of service to Cox. Beginning in 1998, he joined CIMedia's Phoenix, Ariz., Internet studio, serving as business manager for CIMedia city sites AccessArizona.com and AccessLasVegas.com. In that role, his responsibilities encompassed budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis and reporting, accounting and human resources. Before that, he was manager of internal audit for Cox Enterprises, Atlanta, Ga., from 1995 to 1998. Prior to joining Cox, Shirah served as senior associate of business assurance services for Coopers & Lybrand, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Birmingham, Ala., from 1991 to 1995. A graduate of Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., Shirah holds a Bachelor of Business Administration “BBA” redirects here. For other uses, see BBA (disambiguation). The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business studies. in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ). About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) has built the highest-ranked network of city sites in the U.S. reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 24 local sites in the country in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in January 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio, Inc. [NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications, Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. |
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