Seven West Media announces new general counsel to start in September

Seven West Media has announced the appointment of a new general counsel.

As reported by the AFR, the network has recruited Emma McDonald for the position, who has previously worked a number of high-profile roles including director of public affairs at the ABC, director of business affairs at ITV Studios Australia and corporate counsel at Fairfax Media.

Most recently, she held several senior executive positions at Minderoo Foundation.

Seven confirmed the move when contacted by Mumbrella, though pushed back on reports that McDonald will be replacing former commercial director, Bruce McWilliam, insisting that McDonald’s role is different.