
	erard Gruosso is Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, A+E Networks, a position he was appointed to in March 2002. In this position, Gruosso oversees accounting services, financial reporting, budgets, business development and strategic planning, along with the facilities management, information technology, and production operations departments for A+E Networks, including A&amp;E,&nbsp; Lifetime, HISTORY, LMN, FYI, H2, HISTORY en Espa&ntilde;ol, Crime + Investigation, Military HISTORY and LRW, as well as A&amp;E IndieFilms, A+E Networks International, A+E Networks Digital and A+E Networks Consumer Products&reg;. Gruosso is also a member of the Operating Committee of A+E Networks. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Gruosso joined A&amp;E in 1985 as Assistant Controller. Since then, he has also served as Controller and Vice President, before assuming his present position. Prior to joining A&amp;E, Gruosso served as Manager of Corporate Accounting at Warner Amex Cable Communications, Inc. He joined Warner Amex in 1980 as a Senior Accountant and subsequently served as Senior Financial Analyst and Assistant Manager. Prior to that, he was Senior Accountant at Norton, Lilly &amp; Company. Gruosso graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University&rsquo;s Executive MBA Program. Gruosso is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, and a former Director of the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association. He resides in New York with his wife and their two children.
