Perley McBride

Perley McBride is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Cox Communications. He is responsible for finance and accounting, business operations, strategic sourcing and supply chain, content acquisition and programming, Cox Media, and the integration management office.

McBride joined Cox Communications in 2018. With more than 30 years of experience in the communications industry, McBride has worked in telecom, wireless, media, and cable with both domestic and multinational companies. He has a proven track record of helping companies grow in competitive markets. He excels in developing finance functions, acquiring new businesses, improving operations and costs, integrating systems and processes, transitioning organizations, capitalizing on synergies, and gaining consensus among diverse groups.

Prior to joining Cox, McBride was the CFO of Frontier Communications. He also held CFO roles at Cable & Wireless PLC, Cricket Communications, Leap Wireless and was part of the executive teams that led to their sales to Liberty Global PLC and AT&T respectively. McBride also served as the executive vice president of finance for The Weather Channel overseeing all finance functions and the financial performance of all entities associated with The Weather Company.

McBride holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Allison University and an MBA from the University of Houston. He and his wife reside in Atlanta, and they are the parents of three daughters.