Harry Hawks is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hearst Television, Inc., formerly Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
Hawks oversees all aspects of the Company's financial, accounting, tax, risk management, administrative and compliance matters. In addition, he is actively engaged in various of the Company's strategic initiatives including M&A, IT, digital media and minority investments.
Hawks has been with the Company since the combination of Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television, Inc. in August 1997. He served in a similar capacity as a member of the founding management of Argyle Television, Inc. and its related entities from 1992.
Prior to Argyle, Hawks was active in venture capital and merchant banking as co-founder of Cumberland Capital Corporation. Prior to Cumberland, Hawks also held various corporate finance positions with Thomson McKinnon Securities and Bank of Montreal.
Hawks is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters, Financial Executives International, the Media Financial Management Association, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the American Society of Corporate Secretaries. He serves on the board of directors of Internet Broadcasting.
A native of New Orleans, La., Hawks received his BS ('75) and MBA ('77) from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He is a 1976 recipient of the Small Business Administration Regional Award for excellence in small business consulting. He was inducted into LSU's College of Business Hall of Distinction in 2002, was elected to its College of Business Dean's Advisory Council in 2005 and was inducted into its Alumni Hall of Distinction in 2006.
Hawks is active in several not-for-profit community service organizations in New York, Connecticut and Texas.
