Seven appoints former Nine exec Clare Gill to head regulatory and government affairs

Seven has hired Clare Gill as its head of regulatory and government affairs, coinciding with the intensification of the clash between news companies (and the government) and the big tech platforms.

At the start of next week, Gill – previously Nine’s lead on regulatory affairs for four years before she departed at the end of 2019 – will replace Justine McCarthy, who takes up a senior adviser role in Communications Minister Paul Fletcher’s office.

Gill formerly held the equivalent regulatory role at Nine