Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala have been on the job for less than two weeks as co-CEOs of Vice Media Group. But despite the newness of their current roles, Lokhandwala and Dixon are already well versed in the inner workings of the Brooklyn-based company, having served for several years in senior roles under recently exited CEO Nancy Dubuc. Lokhandwala has been chief strategy officer at VMG since October 2018, and Dixon has held the position of CFO since 2021 and was previously CFO of Vice Studios. Both were brought in by Dubuc — who departed the company Feb. 24 after nearly five years as CEO — and now seek to follow in her footsteps while shaping the future of Vice, a company that has been seeking a buyer over the past year.
Vice Names Bruce Dixon & Hozefa Lokhandwala As Co-CEOs Following Nancy Dubuc Exit
27.02.2023 - 23:41 / deadline.com
Nancy Dubuc revealed on Friday she was leaving Vice Media Group as CEO after five years. She will be replaced by Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala.
The pair will become co-CEOs.
Hozefa has been Chief Strategy Officer at VMG since October 2018, and Bruce has been Chief Financial Officer at VMG since 2021 and was previously CFO of Vice Studios.
It comes as the board has launched a process to sell — an acquisition of the whole company, a strategic recapitalization, or other transactions involving individual assets — under the oversight of a Special Board Committee.
Before joining Vice, Lokhandwala was an MD in the Media Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan. Prior to Vice, Dixon was Finance Director, Global Markets for BBC Studios, and was Group Controller and Head of FP&A for Central Media Enterprises
“Hozefa and Bruce are incredibly experienced and deeply talented executives who enjoy the full trust of Vice’s leadership team and Board, and are the right individuals to lead Vice forward. With their combined 10 years of experience at Vice, and their long commitment to the company’s brand, mission and operations, they’re perfectly positioned to guide the company through this next important stage of growth,” the Vice Board said.
Bruce and Hozefa added, “We’re both passionately committed to bringing the brand, business operations and creative spirit of Vice forward into the future, and we’re excited and grateful for this opportunity to continue to work closely with the Board and VMG’s exceptional management team. This is an era of tremendous change for media companies, and Vice’s unique brand of news, entertainment and lifestyle content has never been more relevant. We look forward to building on its success as we chart
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