‘There’s no one quite like Brendon’: Ooh Media chair Tony Faure on the path to Cathy O’Connor
Ooh Media’s search for a new leader ended yesterday when the outdoor media company announced Nova Entertainment’s CEO Cathy O’Connor as Brendon Cook’s successor. Mumbrella’s Hannah Blackiston spoke with Ooh Media chair Tony Faure about the search.
“There’s no one quite like Brendon, to have founded and managed a company for 30 plus years is exceptional. Finding somebody to succeed Brendon, rather than replace, it’s certainly not the easiest thing in the world.”
I’m speaking to Ooh Media chair Tony Faure hours after the announcement that Cathy O’Connor, longtime CEO of Nova Entertainment, would take the top job at the outdoor media business in 2021, ending a long search to fill the shoes of founder and CEO Brendon Cook.
Cook, who has been at the helm of the business for its entire 31 years, was supposed to step down this year, but the impact of COVID-19 on the industry saw him decide to stick around to help guide the business. Cook will also continue consulting for the business during 2021.
