Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 27, 2003
CHRISTOPHER VIETH is a vice president and chief financial officer of Dow
Jones & Company, Inc. Prior to assuming his current position in July
2002, Mr. Vieth had been vice president, finance since March 2001 and
comptroller since he joined Dow Jones in July 2000. He was responsible
for the company's general accounting, business unit finance, budgeting,
financial planning and analysis, internal and external financial
reporting and accounting services activities. Before joining the
company, Mr. Vieth had been vice president and corporate controller of
Barnes and Noble, Inc., since May 1999, responsible for the company's
retail and distribution accounting functions. He joined the company in
December 1995 as director of finance and was named director of finance
and operations in 1998. He also worked for the Amerada Hess Corporation
in a number of financial positions in the company's refining, marketing
and retail divisions from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Vieth received a bachelor of
science degree in accounting from St. Francis College in Pennsylvania
and is a licensed CPA. He is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Certified Public
Accountants. Profile
Mr. Vieth: Dow Jones is a publisher of global business news and
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