Blockbuster names Casey new evp and cfo

Blockbuster has appointed Thomas Casey as its new evp and cfo. The announcement came after a another recent announcement from Blockbuster that Larry Zine, evp, cfo and cao will be retiring at the end of September. In his new position, Casey will be responsible for Blockbuster's financial, accounting and internal audit functions.

Casey most recently held the position of managing director for Deutsche Bank Securities where he was responsible for the bank's retail industry relationships in North America and served as a strategic financial advisor to some of the world's largest companies in the retail entertainment, food and drug, convenience store, food wholesale and foodservice industries over the last nine years. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Casey held investment banking positions with Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Dillon Read & Co.  

"Throughout his more than 20-year career, Tom has been instrumental in helping some of the world's largest companies successfully formulate their financial and strategic business plans for the future," said Jim Keyes, Blockbuster chairman and ceo. "We are very excited to have Tom join our executive team and believe he will contribute significantly to our efforts to pursue the profitable transformation of Blockbuster from a video retailer into a completely convenient source for media entertainment."