Scher will report to Spirit president / CEO Mark Fried and will oversee all aspects of the company's finances, including preparing and managing budgets, analysis of potential catalogue acquisitions and financial performance.

At Emi Publishing Scher oversaw domestic and international budgets, internal and external audits, post-investment reviews and the reorganisation of overseas offices

Fried says, "Spirit is in the midst of a very active expansion, adding catalogue and staff, growing our global offices and pushing into non-traditional areas to super-serve ...