Cineverse has appointed Sean McCabe as Chief Financial Officer, bringing back a former executive to lead its finance organization as the company deepens its push into ad tech and integrates recent acquisitions.
McCabe will assume the role on April 20, replacing current Chief Financial Officer Mark Lindsey, who is expected to transition out of the position on May 10 and move into a senior financial consulting role with the company.
The appointment marks McCabe’s return to Cineverse, where he previously served as Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2023 to 2024. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s global finance and accounting teams, with responsibility for financial planning, accounting, capital markets strategy and cost-streamlining initiatives.
McCabe will also play a central role in aligning operations following Cineverse’s acquisitions of Giant Worldwide and IndiCue, which now operate under the Matchpoint platform.
“We are very pleased that Sean will be returning to Cineverse as CFO,” Chris McGurk, the Chairman and CEO of Cineverse, said in a statement. “His strong previous track record at the Company will now be complemented by his experience in the advertising and ad tech business, which Cineverse has moved deeper into with our recent acquisition of IndiCue, a high growth ad tech enterprise that is already adding significant revenues and profits to the company.”
McGurk continued: “We look forward to Sean leading our efforts in strengthening our balance sheet, further streamlining our cost structure, identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities and optimizing our accounting and reporting.”
McCabe joins from Freestar, an ad tech company where he served as Vice President of Accounting and Finance. In that role, he led accounting and finance teams and played a key role in mergers and acquisitions activity, treasury operations and capital structure optimization. His experience in advertising technology is expected to support Cineverse’s evolving business model, which increasingly relies on data-driven monetization and programmatic advertising capabilities.
Earlier in his career, McCabe held controller roles across multiple industries, including media company Jukin Media, medical firm Fulgent Genetics and utility provider National Grid. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked in auditing and mergers and acquisitions advisory.
As CFO, McCabe will be part of the company’s C-suite leadership team, helping guide both near-term financial performance and long-term strategic planning as Cineverse continues to scale its streaming, content distribution and advertising technology operations.
Under the terms of his appointment, McCabe will receive a base salary of $340,000, along with bonus incentives equal to 50% of his salary. He will also receive 50,000 shares of restricted stock.
Lindsey’s transition to a consulting role is expected to provide continuity during the leadership change. McGurk said the company remains appreciative of Lindsey’s contributions during his tenure.
“We look forward to working with Mark again, and are thankful to him for his contributions to the Company for the past 3.5 years,” he said.
