Bright Mountain Media, Inc. announced that Ethan Rudin has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 18, 2023. Mr. Rudin is an agile and dynamic financial executive with over 20 years of experience as both a CFO and as an investment banker, where he led, managed, and participated in several billion dollars worth of transactions, including IPOs, follow-ons, and debt securities. Mr. Rudin also brings financial, strategic, and operational leadership spanning numerous industries, including retail, distribution, CPG, digital media, and technology. Most recently, Mr. Rudin served as Chief Financial Officer of Boundless Network, a top promotional products distributor. Prior to Boundless Network, Mr. Rudin was the Chief Financial Officer at BuildDirect Technologies where he led an initial public offering in Canada in November 2021, actively marketing the transaction remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Rudin also previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Greenlane Holdings Inc., a leading specialty distributor, where he led a successful initial public offering on the Nasdaq in April 2019. Additional roles include his tenure as Chief Financial Officer of Napster (formerly Rhapsody International) and as a Strategy and Corporate Development executive for Starbucks Corporation (SBUX).
Mr. Rudin?s early career began in public accounting at KPMG LLP and then later in global investment banking at Citi, JPMorgan and Banc of America Securities, advising on large capital raising mandates and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rudin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School.