Aldi Comms Director to take over Jacqui Abbott’s role at Foxtel
The communications director of Aldi is set to join Foxtel this year.
In December, Mumbrella reported that Foxtel’s executive director of group communications, Jacqui Abbott, will depart the company at the end of March and it has now been revealed who will take over the position.
In an internal note sent to staff on Wednesday seen by Mumbrella, Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany confirmed that Adrian Christie will take on the role from the end of March.
“For the last six years Adrian has held the role of communications director for Aldi Stores Australia, overseeing all corporate affairs, government relations, internal communications and consumer PR for their nearly 600 stores across Australia and 16,000+ workforce,” the note reads.
“He brings two decades of experience in communications and marketing across a variety of sectors, with speciality in youth communications, consumer technology, social media, content development, issues management and corporate strategy.
Adrian Christie
“Prior to Aldi, Adrian held senior roles at PayPal, Sony PlayStation and in large agencies both in Australia and the US including Edelman and Ogilvy PR. He and Jacqui previously worked together at Ogilvy.”
Abbott is scheduled to leave Foxtel on Thursday 28 March after a three year stint however she will still be heavily involved in overseeing the launch of its new service offering, Hubbl before departing.
“The last three years have been fuelled with learning and I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been given,” Abbott said in December.
“There is still plenty of work to do before I embark on the next chapter and I look forward to be a part of more big moments for the Group including the launch of Hubbl.”
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Neil Griffiths is the editor of Mumbrella. He joined the company in October 2023.
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Video games, fintech, groceries and now TV entertainment – is there anything you can’t PR? Congrats.
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I think all I can add is Good luck! I think you will need it.
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