ABC confirms acting MD David Anderson as managing director

David Anderson, acting managing director of the ABC, has been confirmed as MD of the national broadcaster, an appointment which will see him hold the role for at least the next five years.

Anderson stepped in as the ABC’s acting managing director after the shock dismissal of Michelle Guthrie in September last year. Guthrie’s firing triggered a chain of events that saw then chairman Justin Milne step down after accusations of editorial interference a week later and replaced by media stalwart Ita Buttrose as chair in January this year.

Newly appointed ABC managing director David Anderson with chair Ita Buttrose