Fusion92 Appoints Marcello Fregulia as CFO
CHICAGO (Oct. 2, 2023) – Fusion92, a Chicago-based marketing transformation company with hubs in Chicago, Detroit, Austin and Denver, has named Marcello Fregulia as Chief Financial Officer. He will lead the firm’s financial strategy and management, reporting to Fusion92 CEO and Founder Matt Murphy and working alongside President Doug Dome.
Fregulia comes to Fusion92 after spending more than 25 years with advertising agencies, public relations firms and digital media/ad tech companies, all ranging in size from rapid growth VC and private equity-backed startups to highly mature international conglomerates. He is a hands-on, well-respected leader with extensive experience building sustainable and scalable infrastructures from scratch. He improves upon existing processes and procedures to streamline a company’s overall workflow, and creates strong team environments that foster career growth.
“We are thrilled to have Marcello join Fusion92’s executive team, leading our growing financial and operations departments as we continue to scale and expand our unparalleled offering,” said Murphy. “As a company, we’re not only committed to bringing emerging technologies to our client partners to help them innovate but also applying that mindset to our internal teams and processes, including our financial infrastructure and planning.”
Fregulia joins Fusion92 after nearly 2 1/2 years at Wachsman, a Utah-based strategy and communications firm working with startups and later-stage actors across the blockchain, cryptocurrency, fintech and emerging technology sectors. He served as Global CFO, overseeing financials across international offices in Dublin, Singapore and New York.
Prior to Wachsman, Fregulia held the position of CFO, North America at Ketchum, where he directed all financial activities across the nine North American offices of the global communications consultancy. He also spent seven years as CFO, West Region at MRM/McCann, providing strategic leadership and directing all finance and business operations activities for the west region, which included 350 employees and $65 million in annual revenue. Three years into his time there, Fregulia was asked to take on CFO duties for Optaros (now MRM Commerce), an e-commerce solutions company acquired by MRM//McCann in 2014 with $20 million in revenue and more than 150 employees globally.
Fregulia is the latest executive hire for Fusion92 as it continues to experience significant growth, which includes the acquisition of six different firms since 2016, helping to broaden capabilities and enhance Fusion92’s fully integrated services across consulting, marketing and products. In addition to welcoming Fregulia, Fusion92 has proudly promoted two additional members of its finance team: Christina Taylor to SVP, Accounting & FP&A and Prentice Smith to SVP, Client Finance. Taylor and Smith have both exemplified the agility, dedication and creative thinking that Fusion92 needs in this exciting time of growth.
About Fusion92
Founded in 1999, Fusion92 is a Marketing Transformation Partner that helps innovatively solve business challenges, delivering exponential returns for brands. The firm fuels business transformation in today's digital economy by imagining unexpected solutions and seamlessly integrating across its end-to-end marketing products and services. The independent, Chicago-based firm with additional hubs in Detroit, Austin and Denver is backed by Serata Capital Partners and Landon Capital Partners and is committed to a diverse, equitable, inclusive workplace that drives positive impact in our global community. Learn more at Fusion92.com.
