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MediaAlpha Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

$MAXPress releaseSep 3, 2026, 9:00 AM ETRead the release

MediaAlpha (NYSE: MAX) announced that CFO Pat Thompson will step down effective October 1, 2026, succeeded by Tigran Sinanyan, the company's SVP of Finance who previously served as CFO from 2015 to 2021. The transition is orderly: Sinanyan led the finance team through the company's 2020 IPO and rejoined in July 2025, while Thompson remains through October 30, 2026 and as a consultant through February 2027. Separately, MediaAlpha pre-announced that Q3 2026 revenue, Contribution, and Adjusted EBITDA are now expected to be at or above the top end of the guidance ranges disclosed in its July 29, 2026 Q2 earnings release — a positive update ahead of the formal report.

Key figures

Guidance
Q3 2026 Revenue, Contribution, and Adjusted EBITDA expected to be at or above the top end of previously disclosed guidance ranges (per Q2 2026 earnings release issued July 29, 2026)
Active partners
1150
Consultant through
February 2027
Platform spend 2025
$2.2 billion
Outgoing cfo last day
October 30, 2026
Consumer referrals 2025
141 million
Cfo transition effective date
October 1, 2026

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