ABC head of arts Katrina Sedgwick departs to take CEO role at Centre for Moving Image

ABC head of arts Katrina Sedgwick will leave the public broadcaster in February to take the role of director and chief executive of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.

Sedgwick joined the ABC in April 2012 and was described as leading a “bold vision for Arts on the ABC”.

She chaired the ABC Arts Council and established an ABC Arts brand that engaged with and leveraged arts content across the ABC platforms – TV, Radio, News and Online.