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Eddie Brooks
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2000, and a Director of the Company since its inception in 1996, H. Edward Brooks, Jr. is responsible for all finance activities, including accounting, treasury, tax, and corporate finance. Eddie’s more than 30 years of financial planning and management expertise provided for ILD’s successful negotiation through the turbulent times of industry downturn; allowing ILD to emerge financially strong.
Prior to joining ILD, Eddie served as CFO of Morris Newspaper (now Morris Multimedia) for 18 years of his 20 year tenure. In his position as CFO, Eddie efficiently managed over 80 publications, 4 television stations including CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates, and structured and negotiated more than 60 acquisitions. Subsequent to joining Morris Newspaper, Eddie excelled in the Audit division of Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Eddie holds a master’s degree in Accounting from Georgia State University in Atlanta and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he notably attended on an academic scholarship. He has been happily married to his wife of 37 years and is a committed and adoring father to his two adult children.
