APN NZ beefs up senior management, including Myer’s general manager of online
APN New Zealand has beefed up its executive team with a string of new hires as it looks towards a stock stock market float, with talent being brought in from Fairfax, News Corp, Myer and Yahoo.
Among the new faces under CEO Jane Hastings are Richard Harrison, who was in charge of department store Myer’s online retail, as head of e-commerce and new ventures and Sandra King, who previously spent nearly a decade with Fairfax NZ as head of marketing and sales, and most recently was principal consultant – strategy at PPR NZ, as group marketing director.
Hastings said: “The new team has a wealth of experience in successful and leading marketing and digital companies including Fairfax, Spark, NewsCorp Australia, Myer, The Warehouse and Yahoo as well as TRN and APN. Their combined experience will enable us to connect with more Kiwis more often, and in more ways.”
Last week APN made it clear it was looking at floating the NZ assets, which include the NZ Herald, The Radio Network, and several magazines, as it looks to grow into more profitable areas.
