M&A lawyer David Gordon tipped to become independent chair of the Ten Network

July 23, 2015 12:19

Former mergers and acquisitions lawyer David Gordon is being tipped to take the soon to be created independent chairman’s role on the board of the Ten Network.

The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk section reports Gordon, a former mergers and acquisitions partner at Freehills, is a “near certainty” to become the chair following the decision to split the role from the CEO’s position earlier this year.

A spokesman for Ten this morning played down the speculation noting Ten will announce the position only when an appointment is confirmed.

Ten split the role of CEO and chairman following the recent deal with Foxtel which saw the company take a 15 per cent stake in the TV network.

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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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