News Corp chief commercial officer Sharb Farjami departs after just six months in role
News Corp Australia chief commercial officer, Sharb Farjami, has quit after just six months in the role to “pursue a new career direction”.
News Corp Australasia chairman, Michael Miller, said in a statement he was “disappointed” but respected Farjami’s decision, who leaves after two-and-a-half years with the company.
He became chief commercial officer in February after two years as director of national sales.
“I would like to thank him for the contribution he has made to our business and for the leadership he has shown and I am pleased Sharb has committed to help us deliver our optimal sales structure for the future,” Miller said in a statement.
“The media and marketing worlds continue to fragment and become more complex and it is this dynamic that is driving the need to develop the structure and services that best meet our clients’ needs.
“Sharb leaves News with my best wishes for the future.”
Prior to joining News Corp, Farjami spent three years at Mindshare, just over a year as chief commercial officer.
News Corp said Farjami has overseen “significant changes in News Corp’s approach to sales”, including the integration of network sales and NewsLifeMedia sales teams.
“It has been a privilege to have been involved with News at such a challenging and exciting time,” Farjami said. “I am proud of my team’s achievements and I thank them and the News management team for their professionalism and friendship.”
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So he was in the job for 2.5 years… Surprised you don’t have a picture of him in a bikini just to enhance the clickbait potential of this story.
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News needs an overhaul. It’s old, and slow to move.
Too many senior and executive management hide in their offices hoping someone else will fix the problem for fear of loosing their jobs if they speak up or try to rock the boat.
Think of how the banking sector culture used to be back in the 1980’s….
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Care to be more specific? Which problem are these senior execs hiding in their offices from?
In what respects is News old and slow to move?
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Classic , look at the churn and the P&L from the last 5 years u should have your answer
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Spoken like a true news lifer.
1. Revenue falling off a cliff and COGS is through the roof
2. The future is digital so lets buy some local newspapers in queensland
3. As the Aussie property bubble bursts so too will the REA revenue contribution
4. Google and Facebook have already won digital
5. Federalised models worked in 1985 not in 2016 but no one is brave enough to tackle it
6. Middle management is an absolute clusterf#
7. Reselling SEO and social for FB and Google is not exactly innovative
Newscorp is in palliative care. Sweat it for value and keep your fingers crossed someone finds the new REA at the roulette wheel of acquisition.
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