Nine appoints Victoria Buchan as comms director, Niki White steps up at The Lantern Group
Nine has appointed Victoria Buchan from The Lantern Group as director of communications and public relations.
Buchan has owned and operated The Lantern Group for the past 10 years. Replacing Buchan at The Lantern Group is Niki White, who has been promoted from publicist to MD.
Nine MD Jeff Browne said: “Victoria’s experience across the television landscape will provide great leadership within our communications teams and I am very confident she will add an important element to the management team here.”
Prior to setting up The Lantern Group, Buchan was director of comms at the ABC and held the same title during the development and launch of Fox Studios Australia.
David Gyngell CEO Nine Entertainment Co, said: “Victoria Buchan is a terrific asset for Nine and I’m delighted she’s joined the Network. She’s got the runs on the board over a sustained and very successful career, and she is consequently widely respected at her new home and likewise across the industry.”