Neil Griffiths

Australian cybersecurity company, Senetas, has appointed a new chief marketing officer.On Wednesday, the group confirmed Andrea Van Unen-Smith for the role, who has over two decades of experience in technology marketing and communications, and has previously worked at companies including Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, and UiPath.Van Unen-Smith will be tasked with overseeing all Senetas’ […]

The former Nine News Queensland director has reportedly launched legal action against the network after her departure last month.At the time, it was reported that Amanda Paterson was dismissed effective immediately after 31 years with Nine and had held the news director role since 2016.A Nine spokesperson told Mumbrella at the time: “Nine can confirm […]

OOh!media has announced an extension of its partnership with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, with the news that it will stay on as a major media partner for the next two years. The company confirmed the news on Tuesday, having worked with the annual event for the past three years. OOh! will once […]

When Australian media personality Abbie Chatfield teamed up with Tourism NT, the move was seen by some as a risk. But the results speak for themselves.Appearing on stage at last week’s Travel Marketing Summit in Sydney, Tourism NT’s director domestic marketing, Monika Tonkin, and Edelman’s head of digital, Henry Taylor, discussed the partnership that launched […]

The former Nine News Queensland director is reportedly pursuing legal action against the media giant after departing last week. According to The Australian, Amanda Paterson engaged high profile media lawyer, John Laxon, within 24 hours of being let go by Nine last week, where she was reportedly dismissed effective immediately.Paterson, who worked at Nine for […]

Travel company Intrepid Travel is now on the hunt for a chief marketing officer, as chief customer officer, Leigh Barnes, prepares to head to the US.The CMO role has been specifically created due to Barnes’ appointment as president of the Americas, effective immediately, and will see him move from Melbourne to the Pacific Northwest in […]

The Seven Network has moved quickly to announce its new news director of Brisbane and Gold Coast.Only just after a week after Michael Coombes announced his departure after nearly 30 years with network, Seven has confirmed Walkley Award-winning journalist Erin Edwards for the position, starting in 2025.Edwards will move across from Network 10 where she […]

The Australian media and marketing industry is reeling from challenges like budget cuts and staff redundancies, but one of Nine’s top figures believes the market is close to turning around.Appearing on the latest episode of Mumbrella’s one-on-one series, the media giant’s chief sales officer, Michael Stephenson, believes there is reason for the industry to be […]

The Seven News director for Brisbane and the Gold Coast has announced his departure from the network. According to the Courier-Mail, Michael Coombes notified staff in an email last week that he would not be renewing his contract and will depart Seven after 28 years on October 31.Coombes also dismissed speculation about an “abrupt” family […]

Nine Entertainment has set a deadline for the release of a report looking into its workplace and culture, sparked by claims of misconduct against senior executives at the company.Following allegations made against former Nine news boss Darren Wick in June, two more managers were accused of “predatory behaviour” just weeks later by a former female […]