Greg Hywood is Fairfax Media’s new CEO

Tim Burrowes

February 7, 2011 11:55

Greg Hywood has been confirmed as new CEO of Fairfax Media three months after being handed the role on an interim basis following the sudden departure of Brian McCarthy.

Hywood stepped into the role after only a brief stint on the board of Fairfax Media.

However, he has had extensive previous experience within Fairfax, including publishers and editor or editor in chief roles of all three of Fairfax’s key mastheads – the Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

During his time away from the company Hywood was chief executive of Tourism Victoria.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.