John Hartigan named new chairman of Prime Media

Alex Hayes

May 16, 2014 10:21

Hartigan

Former News Limited CEO John Hartigan has been handed the role of chairman for Prime Media Group following the death of founder Paul Ramsay a fortnight ago.

The colourful Hartigan stepped down as head of News in November 2011 after 41 years of service to the Murdoch-controlled company, and has been touted for several other senior positions in the industry.

Prime is the regional television affiliate for Seven West Media, and there is continued industry speculation imminent changes to the media ownership rules could see the network acquired or merged with one of the other large media companies.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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