Mary Dzabic

Chief Financial Officer of Great American Media

Mary Dzabic serves as Chief Financial Officer of Great American Media, LLC.  In her role as CFO, Dzabic drives the company’s financial planning while overseeing Great American Media’s investment strategies and capital structure.  Dzabic leads all financial personnel and is responsible for the company’s financial systems and ensuring company-wide financial compliance with applicable law and policies.  She is based in Great American Media’s Denver office and reports to Bill Abbott, President and CEO of Great American Media.

Prior to joining Great American Media, Dzabic spent more than 20 years at Crown Media Family Networks, home of linear networks, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama; SVOD service, Hallmark Movies Now; and publishing division, Hallmark Publishing.  Serving as Senior Vice President of Finance, Dzabic led the company’s financial planning and analysis function. Her oversight included providing timely, accurate reporting and analytics; offering data-driven insights and recommendations; and driving operational excellence in the finance division.

In her previous role at the company as Senior Vice President of Financial Analysis, Reporting and Compliance, Dzabic’s responsibilities included the preparation of external financial reports, consolidation of financial information, and the analysis, interpretation and implementation of accounting standards in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Dzabic joined Crown Media in 2000 as a senior financial analyst.

Dzabic began her career in 1997 in public accounting with Price Waterhouse LLP where she served in the audit practice with a focus on public companies in the manufacturing industries. Dzabic is a CPA and earned her Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Truman State University in 1996.  She is also a graduate of the Women in Cable Television’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, class 43.