• by Sara Guaglione , March 2, 2016

The MPA – The Association of Magazine Media named Glenn Spoto SVP and Chief Financial Officer on Monday. Spoto’s appointment is effective immediately. In his new post, Spoto will oversee finance, accounting, IT, facilities and human resources.

He replaces William Wood, who announced his retirement to the MPA Board of Directors in February.

“His vast finance background is specific to magazine media, and he clearly understands the unique challenges and enormous opportunities in our industry,” stated Linda Thomas Brooks, MPA president and CEO.

Brooks added that she and Wood agreed to postpone Wood’s retirement until the “ideal replacement” was found. Wood joined the MPA in April 2013.

Spoto has 20 years of publishing experience. He was most recently at Condé Nast as director of finance and business for Self magazine.

Prior to that, he was global business director, global client finance at McCann Worldgroup. He held a variety of senior finance roles at Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, most recently as vice president of digital revenue operations.

Brooks took over as president and CEO of the MPA just last month, taking over after Mary Berner stepped down in September to become CEO of Cumulus Media.

Nancy Telliho has been serving as interim president and CEO during the search process.

“My first and primary goal is to be an influential and effective industry voice promoting the innovation and strategic value of the magazine industry to all stakeholders—particularly the advertising and marketing communities,” Brooks stated at the time.