
	Joseph G. NeCastro is the chief financial and administrative officer for Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Prior to assuming this position, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer for The E.W. Scripps Company (Scripps). NeCastro joined Scripps in May 2002. &nbsp; As the company&#39;s chief financial and administrative officer, NeCastro is responsible for managing the company&#39;s financial and administrative functions, including information technology and human resources. He also oversees the company&#39;s international businesses, along with corporate development for all its entertainment and interactive enterprises. &nbsp; NeCastro came to Scripps from Penton Media, Inc. where he was chief financial officer. He played a leading role in the execution of Penton&#39;s spin-off and initial stock offering, as well as more than 20 acquisitions. Before joining Penton, NeCastro worked five years for Reader&#39;s Digest as director of finance and operations for the company&#39;s magazine group. When he left Reader&#39;s Digest in 1998, he was vice president of finance for Reader&#39;s Digest USA, serving as the chief financial officer for the company&#39;s $1.1 billion U.S. operating unit. He also served as director of financial planning and analysis, and vice president/corporate controller while there. &nbsp; NeCastro worked at U.S. News &amp; World Report for six years, first as director of finance and then as vice president and treasurer, where he directed all accounting, treasury and information systems operations. &nbsp; NeCastro is on the board of trustees of Mercyhurst University. &nbsp; NeCastro, a certified public accountant, has a master&#39;s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor&#39;s degree in accounting from Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa.
