Port Adelaide marketing head to lead News Corp in SA

December 17, 2021 10:18

News Corp Australia has appointed Port Adelaide Football Club general manager of marketing and growth, Melissa Librandi, as new managing director of News Corp for South Australia, according to an internal email to staff from executive chairman News Corp Australia, Michael Miller.

Librandi will replace long-time News Corp South Australian managing director Ish Davies at the start of the new year. Davies announced his retirement in October after 36 years with the company.

Librandi joins news Corp with a 20-year career in media, travel and tourism. Prior to joining Port Adelaide in March 2020, she was with the South Australian Tourism Commission for nearly a decade, including six years as head of marketing (domestic).

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.