ABC taps Netflix for inaugural chief content officer

March 13, 2023 12:47

Public broadcaster, the ABC, has appointed former Netflix executive Chris Oliver-Taylor to the newly created role of chief content officer, overseeing the newly formed content division.

Currently Netflix’s director of production for Australia and New Zealand, Oliver-Taylor is a highly regarded leader in the screen industry, having previously held roles at the ABC and BBC.

In his new position Oliver-Taylor will report to managing director David Anderson, and be responsible for the new division created from the merger of the current entertainment and specialist and regional and local divisions from 1 July. He will be based in Melbourne.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.