Sales boss Tony Kendall departs Bauer Media to take control of Australian Radio Network

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Bauer Media sales boss Tony Kendall has been named CEO of the Australian Radio Network, which owns the Kiis and Gold networks.

ARN’s parent company APN News & Media announced the appointment late last night, with Kendall replacing Ciaran Davis who was promoted to CEO of APN following the departure of Michael Miller to News Corp in June.

“Tony’s extensive commercial expertise in developing integrated commercial solutions across multiple platforms means he is very well placed to continue ARN’s growth strategies across its portfolio of brands,” said Davis. 

“Tony is well regarded in the industry and has a deep understanding of the rapidly evolving media landscape in which we operate.”

Kendall is a former News Corp sales boss who has been at Bauer since March of 2013, although he does not have any direct experience in radio.

“It is a fantastic time to be joining APN as ARN continues to strengthen its proposition for advertisers and consumers,” said Kendall.

“ARN is an innovative media and entertainment company and the market leader with a large and engaged audience base. There is huge opportunity for continued growth and I’m looking forward to working with Ciaran and the ARN management team in continuing the business’ momentum in the market.”

APN posted a half-yearly profit of $7.5m, with ARN growing its revenues by 29 per cent over the first six months of the year. 

Nic Christensen 

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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Comments: 11

Karin 11 Sep 15

This is wonderful news! Congratulations TK.

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Vincenzo 11 Sep 15

Congrats TK!

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DTM 11 Sep 15

Good move.

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Bobby T 11 Sep 15

Great hire

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Pete from Sydney 11 Sep 15

Pure Gold Tony, and a KIIS from your buddies in the media ( and ex media) don’t forget the little peple

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Bob from Bairnsdale 11 Sep 15

… and the little PEOPLE Pete 😉
Awesome move TK. Great company and fantastic brands.

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Kaz 11 Sep 15

Best news of the week! Congrats TK 🙂

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Travis Johnson 11 Sep 15

Congrats. Great move.

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Rich 11 Sep 15

Great operator and strong get for ARN

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Peter G 11 Sep 15

David Goodchild as CEO of Bauer now has a simple decision – the Melbourne Sales Director should be appointed to run sales nationally and be an integral member of the senior executive team at Bauer – smart, creative, proactive, commercially astute, connected and understands how to motivate staff (no names but we all know who I mean!)

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Henry Tajer 12 Sep 15

Congrats TK.

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