Global Leadership

About Cindy Fernandez

Cindy Fernandez

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Cindy was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer at Nielsen in September 2024 and is responsible for overseeing the global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, tax, controllership, internal audit, and treasury.

She previously led Nielsen’s Global Financial Planning & Analysis team and has made significant contributions to Nielsen since joining in December 2023. Prior to Nielsen, Cindy served as SVP, Head of Finance & Deputy CFO at Finastra, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer at McKesson amongst several other finance leadership positions during her 13-year tenure, and held positions at Cisco Systems / Scientific Atlanta earlier in her career.

Cindy is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and resides in Dallas, Texas.