Melissa Calderwood

Calderwood joins Breakthru with 25 years of financial experience across multiple functions, industries and countries. Most recently Calderwood served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of five operational businesses at media and entertainment company, iHeartMedia, including financial and strategic oversight for National Sales, the syndicated Networks and the Live Events business.

Previously, Calderwood held multiple finance and strategy roles at Diageo, including serving as Finance Director for the Catalyst Division, with a portfolio of 27 brands generating $250 million in sales value, and as the North American Business Development lead within the Global Business Strategy Group. Prior to Diageo, she has held management roles at the General Motors Treasurer's Office and at PricewaterhouseCoopers. A Sydney, Australia native, Calderwood is a graduate from the University of Sydney and received an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

As Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Calderwood will be responsible for maintaining the financial integrity of the business across its North American footprint and ensuring best in class performance and the management of strategic growth plans. Calderwood will serve as a key leader in building Breakthru's position of strength and promoting the company's core values and priorities throughout the organization.