Christopher Savine joined Case Interactive Media (CIM) as Executive Vice President, CFO, in October of 2007. Christopher has over 25 years of experience in the financial and executive management of mature businesses and fast-moving start-ups. He brings to CIM a long, successful history managing online and print media businesses through mergers and acquisitions, evolving business models and consolidations.

Christopher was the Group Executive Vice President, Finance for the Integrated Print Communications & Global Services division of RR Donnelley. At RR Donnelley, he managed a $4.5 billion business with operations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin and South Americas, Europe, and Asia. Alongside the CEO, he managed eight business units through ever-increasing profitability and growth.

He joined Moore in 2002 to lead the management team in growing the $2 billion Canadian-based printing operations. When Moore acquired Wallace Computing Co., he successfully integrated the operations to form Moore Wallace, a $4 billion multinational printing company. RR Donnelley acquired Moore Wallace, and Christopher and rest of the Moore Wallace executive team were tapped to lead the merged operations.

In 2000, Christopher joined Time Warner Inc., where he guided the Netscape Communications management team in developing and managing a long-term business strategy, financial goals and objectives. Also at Time Warner, he assumed financial responsibility for AOL High Speed Broadband. He was directly responsible for creating a business model that resulted in a profitable transition of AOL members from dial-up to broadband.

He has also served in executive capacities for the Chilton Publishing Companies, identifying and acquiring companies with long-term growth potential and creating strategic goals and objectives. As Senior Vice President, CFO for Chilton, his sales force reorganization lead to a 40 percent increase in international sales. He directed a large staff in establishing strategic goals and objectives that resulted in an average annual profit growth of 20%.

FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP
Throughout his career, Christopher has established a proven track record of financial leadership in large, diversified media businesses. Christopher has created significant financial opportunity and wealth for companies at all stages of development.

He has successfully guided organizations through complex mergers and acquisitions. And he has directed these same organizations on the path toward growth and profitability. As part of these efforts, he has created comprehensive reporting systems to enable management to track progress toward financial goals and objectives.

Christopher’s financial acumen is supplemented with his experience working side by side with CEOs to bring business objectives in line with business plans that lead toward long-term profitability and growth. He has helped to launch and manage start-ups from birth to organizational maturity and financial success. At Netscape he oversaw the development of business and operating plans that focused squarely on profitability. He has also helped guide Netscape and other organizations to create and strengthen financial controls and processes that have lead to considerable cost savings.

Christopher has significant experience in international media markets, having financial responsibility for RR Donnelley’s worldwide operations, the Chilton (Publishing) Company’s international sales force, and directing international subsidiaries for Imark Communications.

Christopher received his BS in Accounting and Economics, and an MBA in Finance from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He is also a CPA.