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New Ten boss Hamish McLennan to appear at Mumbrella360

Hamish McLennan TenHamish McLennan, the man with one of the toughest jobs in media, will make his first public appearance since taking the helm of the Ten Network at Mumbrella360.

McLennan became CEO of the free to air network in March following the departure of James Warburton.

A veteran adman, he ran Y&R Brands in Australia including leading the acquisition of George Patterson Bates, before moving to the US where he was global chairman and CEO of the WPP ad agency.

He then joined News Corporation as Rupert Murdoch’s right hand man in the role of executive vice president, Office of the Chairman.

He officially took the helm of Ten on March 18.

Mumbrella360 takes place on June 5 and 6 at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney. During the conference McLennan will be quizzed on his plans for the network by Mumbrella editor Tim Burrowes.

The keynotes sessions at the conference feature Coles chief marketing officer Simon McDowell and Twitter’s global brand advocate Melissa Barnes. Further details of session announcements so far are available on the Mumbrella360 website.

An earlybird discount of $600 on the full conference price expires at the end of today.

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