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Paul Kitchin appointed GM of employment at Fairfax Media

Paul Kitchin has been appointed GM of employment at Fairfax Media’s marketing division.

The role will see Kitchin work across MyCareer and Jobs.com.au.

Kitchin has had senior management positions within the gaming and telecommunications industries spanning over 20 years across Australia, the US and Singapore. His last role was as chief marketing officer at Aristocrat gaming.

CEO, Marketplaces for Fairfax Media, Nic Cola said: “Employment is an important category for us and our focus for the business moving forward is to build our product and brand propositioning. Paul’s extensive experience across multiple categories and markets is well suited to that challenge. He also has an intimate understanding of the needs of both consumers and candidates through his extensive B2B and consumer marketing expertise.”

On his appointment, Kitchin said: “The employment world is changing for consumers and employers as more and more people embrace social media. I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to re-invigorate the Fairfax position in the employment sector by meeting the changing needs of candidates, recruiters and businesses across Australia. Fairfax has great strength across its print and online titles, which puts us in a unique position to tackle this market in a different and more targeted way to all other players.”

Kitchin replaces David Anderson.

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