Chris Janz departs Nine as James Chessell and Alex Parsons are promoted

Zanda Wilson

July 12, 2021 9:58

Nine chief digital and publishing officer Chris Janz will step down after four years at the helm of the metro publishing business, initially part of Fairfax.

The former CEO of Allure Media and HuffPost Australia became Fairfax Media’s MD of metro publishing in 2016, and has served in his current role at Nine since 2018.

In his place, Nine CEO Mike Sneesby has announced that James Chessell will be promoted to the role of managing director – publishing, while Alex Parsons will take on the role of a chief digital officer.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.