Banzai names Dean Ditto as chief financial officer

Banzai International Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) appointed Dean Ditto as chief financial officer, effective July 14, according to a company statement. Ditto replaces interim CFO Alvin Yip, who will continue as chief accounting officer.

Ditto brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience across public and private companies. He previously served as CFO of Akerna Corp., where he led a corporate restructuring that generated $6 million in annual cost savings. At Mydecine Innovations Group Inc., he raised $40 million through public and private offerings to support drug development and operations.

His background includes CFO roles at Sigue Corporation, OSI Systems, Dental Lab Holdings, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Countrywide Home Loans, Giant Bicycle USA, and Ford Motor Company. Ditto holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management from Albion College and an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

"We are privileged to have someone of his caliber and financial skill set serve as our CFO," said Joe Davy, founder and CEO of Banzai. "I would like to thank Alvin for his contribution in leading us to this inflection point, and welcome Dean's capabilities in scaling public technology companies."

Ditto stated he looks forward to working with the executive team "as we continue to execute on our strategic and financial priorities focused on value-added growth and our commitments to all shareholders."

Banzai provides marketing technology solutions and reports having over 90,000 customers including RBC, Dell Technologies, New York Life, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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