Outgoing Marks praised for management style

November 16, 2020 11:45

News of Nine Entertainment Co.’s CEO Hugh Marks’ resignation has been met by praise for Marks and cautious anticipation on who will fill the role.

The abrupt announcement comes after a big week for Nine where it launched Stan Sport, via several multi million dollar broadcast deals, and held an AGM that saw Marks predict a 15% uptick in metro free-to-air ad revenue for the December quarter.

“There is no doubt Hugh Marks will be missed as head of Nine, as he is a good operator,” Nunn Media, managing director – Sydney, Chris Walton told Mumbrella.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.