Gaia Announces Addition and Changes to Executive Team
BOULDER, Colo., June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaia, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAIA), a conscious media and community company, is announcing the following addition and changes to its executive team, effective today.
Gaia has appointed James Colquhoun to the new position of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Colquhoun has served as a member of the Gaia board of directors since May 2020. He was previously the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Food Matters TV, a health and wellness focused online video subscription service until its acquisition by Gaia in June 2019.
Gaia also promoted Kiersten Medvedich to President. Ms. Medvedich joined Gaia in 2016 after 14 years with Sony Pictures Television. During her tenure at Gaia, she has meaningfully scaled the content team and its production capabilities, launched the GaiaSphere live event space, overseen human resources and the marketing team.
Gaia also appointed Ned Preston as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Paul Tarell, who resigned to pursue another interest. Mr. Preston previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tive Inc. Prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of Motional Inc. and in various senior finance roles for several Fortune 500 and technology companies including Akamai Technologies and Oracle Corporation. Mr. Tarell will continue as an employee until August 1, 2023, to ensure a smooth transition.
“I would like to welcome James and Ned to the team, congratulate Kiersten on her new role and thank Paul for his dedication and financial leadership over the last decade,“ said Jirka Rysavy, Gaia’s CEO. “The return to growth, strengthening of the management team and an increase in member retention rates creates a solid base for the next stage of Gaia. For the second quarter, we expect another moderate sequential increase in revenue and member counts like we delivered in the first quarter, but we are also anticipating a return to cash flow generation during the quarter.”
About Gaia
Gaia is a member-supported global video streaming service and community that produces and curates conscious media through four primary channels—Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Healing and Yoga—in four languages (English, Spanish, French and German) to its members in 185 countries. Gaia’s library includes over 10,000 titles, over 85% of which is exclusive to Gaia, and approximately 75% of viewership is generated by content produced or owned by Gaia. Gaia is available on Apple TV, iOS, Android, Roku, Chromecast, and sold through Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Primetime channels and Comcast Xfinity. For more information about Gaia, visit www.gaia.com.
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Company Contact:
Ned Preston
Chief Financial Officer
Gaia, Inc.
Investors@gaia.com
Investor Relations:
Gateway Group, Inc.
Cody Slach
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GAIA@gateway-grp.com
