CuriosityStream names Sean Piche as CFO, effective September 1

CuriosityStream Inc. (NASDAQ: CURI) has appointed Sean Piche as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026. Piche will report to President and CEO Clint Stinchcomb and succeed Brady Hayden, who is departing the company.

Piche brings 30 years of finance and accounting experience across media, entertainment, technology and telecommunications. Most recently, he provided CFO services to growth-stage companies. He previously served as a Partner and Global Media & Entertainment Co-Leader at CFGI and spent a decade as a Partner in Ernst & Young's Financial Accounting Advisory Services practice, where he advised companies including Comcast NBCUniversal, Paramount Skydance, SiriusXM, Warner Bros. Discovery and Warner Music Group. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance roles at NBCUniversal and Viacom. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Binghamton University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

The appointment follows CuriosityStream's second-quarter results, in which the company reported revenue of $23.2 million, up 22% year over year; net income of $8.9 million; and adjusted EBITDA of $11.4 million, up 276% year over year. The company said it has also raised its full-year guidance for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA.

"Sean's experience is exceptionally well suited to where CuriosityStream is today and where we intend to go," Stinchcomb said in a statement. "He brings deep media and public-company expertise, an operator's mindset and significant transactional experience."

Piche will oversee the company's global finance organization, with responsibilities including capital allocation and strategic partnerships.

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