SBS chairman Nihal Gupta resigns suddenly for ‘personal reasons’ after turbulent year

Alex Hayes

February 10, 2016 4:54

Resigned: SBS chairman Nihal Gupta

Under-fire SBS Chairman Nihal Gupta has resigned from the role he has held for little over a year citing “personal family reasons”.

Gupta has been a controversial figure since taking charge with the Labor Party calling for his dismissal from the role last year after an investigation by The Australian suggested he may have misled the panel which appointed him.

He landed the job in October 2014 beating out candidates including former NSW Premier Nick Greiner, but at a Senate hearing last March he refused to answer questions over whether he had misled then Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull about his business experience.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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1 COMMENTS

Garry 11 Feb 16

Family reasons? This appointment was always a worry. It must have been tough for Turnbull….Tony would have instructed him to appoint Gupta I reckon.
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