Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2024) -- GovExec, the leading information services and insights company for government leaders and contractors, announced today the appointment of Matt Ziegler as CFO. Ziegler, with 30 years of experience in financial leadership roles with companies ranging from large-scale corporations such as AOL to startups, brings a wealth of knowledge on strategic investing, scale, and business optimization to GovExec at an important time as it grows its role in the high-demand government contracting market. 

"We are honored to have Matt take on the CFO role at GovExec. Matt brings a wealth of experience in data, content and events businesses, which are very relevant to us. Further, his expertise in data and operating analytics will be helpful as we look to strengthen our systems and internal metrics," said Tim Hartman, Chief Executive Officer of GovExec, to whom Ziegler reports. "We are eager to have Matt’s expertise represented at GovExec to further enhance our growing brand and portfolio." 

Before joining GovExec, Ziegler held several other CFO and VP of FP&A titles across a variety of industries, including hospitality, media, software development, and education. Most recently, he served as CFO at Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for the hospitality industry, and VP of FP&A at Envision Experience, a summer career exploration and leadership program resource for 25,000 students annually. He also served in VP of FP&A roles at GlobalLogic, a global provider of outsourced software development and digital engineering, and AOL. In these positions, he developed global teams, stronger forecasting, and budgeting methodologies, strategies for corporate restructuring and M&As, relationships with executives running business units with small budgets to $1BB+, and more. 

Ziegler takes over the CFO role at GovExec from Matt Flynn, who is retiring after leading the finance, legal and product operations for the last three years. Flynn oversaw the rapid acquisition of 14 distinct businesses by GovExec and led the successful integration of those businesses. Ziegler’s experience will be instrumental in mapping out GovExec’s ongoing transition into an intelligence platform serving all of the stakeholders throughout the government procurement process. As CFO, Ziegler will have oversight of Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and Sales Operations.

"What drew me to GovExec is the opportunity to work with a company that is reimagining what it can provide the customers it serves while holding true to the elements that have established its name. Tim and the team at GovExec understand that by focusing on data and insights, both for external customers and internal teams,  you can create a system that continually creates more value. I look forward to working with the GovExec team to continue its growth trajectory,” said Matt Ziegler.

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