Stuart Diamond

Stuart Diamond is GroupM’s Global Chief Financial Officer. In this role he is responsible for all financial management activities for GroupM worldwide and its operating companies; which include Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence, and Xaxis. Stuart Diamond served as the CFO for GroupM North America from 2008 until 2014. Stuart was responsible for establishing financial strategies for the region as well as overseeing all corporate accounting and financial activities for GroupM and its agencies. In his position he handled budgets, forecasts and takes an active leadership role in GroupM acquisitions. Before joining GroupM, Stuart was CFO for NMHC for two years (2006-2008), a comprehensive pharmacy benefit management company that serves approximately five million members, he oversaw systems and controls of internal accounting to ensure the quality and reliability of NMHC’s financial systems and reporting.Prior to NMHC he was a member of the WPP family as the CFO for Healthworld Corporation taking them (now called Ogilvy Healthworld) public and negotiating their sale to Cordiant Communications in 2000. During his tenure at Healthworld, he completed IPO and the acquisitions of companies in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Finland and Spain.Stuart has a BS in Accounting from State University of New York at Buffalo, MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a Masters of Science in Taxation from Pace University, and is also a Certified Public Accountant.