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Vice
President-Chief Financial Officer
Suku V. Radia is vice president chief financial officer of Meredith
Corporation. He joined the company March 1, 2000.
Prior to joining Meredith, Radia
had served as Managing Partner of KPMG in Des Moines since 1993.
During his tenure at KPMG, Radia counseled senior management
of national and international companies on a number of financial
issues, including strategic alliances, acquisitions, mergers
and strategic planning.
Suku earned a Bachelor's of Science
degree in Accounting with distinction from Iowa State University
in 1974, and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1975, the
same year he joined KPMG's Des Moines office. He is a nationally
recognized tax expert, having served on the Internal Revenue
Service Commissioner's Advisory Group, a select 18-member national
panel. He also is active in a wide variety of professional,
economic development, educational and charitable organizations.
Born and raised in Kampala, Uganda,
Suku came to the United States in 1971 to attend Iowa State.
Currently, he resides in West Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife,
Dr. Mary Radia, and their three children.
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