BRIAN C. STEWART

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel

Biography

    Brian C. Stewart is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, which is owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc.  He is based in the network’s Los Angeles office where he has oversight responsibilities for the channel’s operations and its financial, administrative and management information systems.  He was also recently named interim CFO for Crown Media Holdings, Inc.  Stewart reports to Henry Schleiff, President and CEO, Crown Media.

    Stewart has been associated with Crown Media for more than 12 years.  Prior to assuming the position of Chief Financial Officer, Stewart was based in Denver where he served as Vice President, Finance for Crown Media Holdings, Inc.  There he managed all aspects of the company’s financial planning, analysis and reporting as well as strategic and financial analysis of new business opportunities.  He also played a senior role in the company’s initial public offering of common stock in 2001.  Stewart also held the position of Vice President, Finance for Hallmark Entertainment, Inc., based in New York.

  Prior to joining Crown Media, Stewart held various strategic financial positions, including Manager of Corporate Finance for Univision Communications, Inc., Senior Strategic Investment Analyst, Corporate Development for Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Senior Consultant of the National Cash Management Group for Ernst & Young.

   Stewart earned a master’s degree in business administration in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kansas.  He resides in Toluca Lake, Calif. with his wife Christie and two boys Sam and Jack.

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