Farid Suleman facts for kids

Farid Suleman is a business leader who has worked with many big companies. Since 2012, he has been a director at Fairway Group Holdings. Before that, he was the top leader, known as the chairman and CEO, of Citadel Broadcasting. He held this role from 2002 until another company, Cumulus Media, bought Citadel in 2011. Farid Suleman also spent many years working for other large radio companies like Infinity Broadcasting Corporation (now CBS Radio) and Westwood One.

Farid Suleman's Career Journey

Farid Suleman studied at the University of Nottingham in England. He is a specially trained accountant, which means he is very good at managing money for businesses. He is both a chartered accountant and a CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

Early Career and Finance Roles

Farid Suleman was a director at Westwood One for many years, from 1994 to 2006. During this time, he was also an executive vice president and the CFO (Chief Financial Officer). This means he was a high-level manager in charge of the company's money.

In 1997, he joined the CBS Station Group. There, he became a senior vice president and chief financial officer. He continued to take on important finance roles at CBS.

Leading Radio Companies

From 1998 to 2001, Farid Suleman was a key leader at Infinity Broadcasting. This was one of the biggest advertising companies in the United States. He was an executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. He also served as a director.

When Viacom bought Infinity in 2001, Farid Suleman became the president and chief executive officer of Infinity. He held this important role until 2002.

Later, from 2002 to 2011, he was the chairman and CEO of Citadel Broadcasting. This made him the main person in charge of the company. In 2004, he made news when he decided to stop broadcasting Howard Stern's radio show on some Citadel stations. This decision was made because Stern often talked about his plans to move to Sirius Satellite Radio. In 2007, Farid Suleman was recognized for his leadership. He was nominated for the Group Executive of the Year award by a magazine called Radio & Records.