Seven West Media CEO James Warburton steps down, effective immediately

April 18, 2024 4:23

The CEO and managing director of Seven West Media, James Warburton, has stepped down effective immediately following Thursday afternoon’s board meeting.

While he was originally due to finish up at Seven towards the end of FY24, as reported in December, Warburton’s resignation is effective Thursday, April 18, following a number of recent controversies, including an expenses scandal investigation by the Sydney Morning Herald, a former Spotlight producer claiming the network paid for drugs, sex workers and more to secure an interview with Bruce Lehrmann, and more.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.

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Anonymous 19 Apr 24

Something is in the air at 7, been a tumultuous time moving from 1 PR challenge to another. James as an outside observer has done very well in key markers like ratings, revenue etc but not to see out his timeline announced a long while ago is a red flag?

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