IAB board to decide on new chair with Ed Harrison likely successor to Britt

August 5, 2014 1:35

Ed Harrison

The board of digital industry body the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) will meet later this month to decide on a new chair following the yesterday’s announcement current chair Mark Britt will depart as CEO of Mi9.

As Mumbrella revealed yesterday, Britt has accepted a role with Patrick Grove’s Kuala Lumpur-based Catcha Group, a move that opens of up the role of chair at an important time for the organisation which is currently tendering the contract for online audience measurement for the first time since 2011.

At this stage it is unclear who will replace Britt but it is thought that recently installed Yahoo!7 CEO Ed Harrison, who has had a long involvement with the IAB through his previous role as commercial director of Fairfax, is a strong contender to take the role.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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