Matt Rowley becomes CEO of Pedestrian as founders Chris Wirasinha and Oscar Martin exit

The founders of Pedestrian Group, Chris Wirasinha and Oscar Martin, are leaving the business.

With the exit of its founders, Pedestrian – now a part of Nine – will be led by Nine’s director of sales for publishing, Matt Rowley, who comes on board as CEO.

Rowley was chief revenue officer of Fairfax before the business was bought by Nine

Wirasinha and Martin will take on advisory roles for Pedestrian as they “explore new ventures”.