Yitz Shmulewitz

Yitz Shmulewitz joined CIBT as Chief Financial Officer in July, 2021. With over 20 years of experience in progressive leadership roles, Yitz possesses a unique blend of financial and business operations acumen. He has a successful track record in developing and executing strategy, transformation, building high-performing global teams, and inspiring excellence across the enterprise. Prior to joining CIBT, Yitz spent 15 years at Discovery Inc., most recently serving as CFO for Global Digital where he focused his efforts on driving Discovery’s direct-to-consumer transformation.  Before joining Discovery Inc., Yitz served as COO of Eurosport, where he was responsible for integrating the pan-European network into Discovery, driving operational excellence, and strengthening the business through focused investment. Yitz’s earlier career roles include COO & CFO roles with Discovery Networks Western Europe, and serving as CFO for Discovery EMEA.  Most recently, he was engaged in a media start-up. Earlier in his career, he spent six years with PwC. Yitz holds a BA in Accounting from Touro College and a JD from Cardozo School of Law in New York.