Seven West Media promotes VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith to GM Queensland office

July 2, 2015 1:22

Roberts-Smith

Seven West Media has promoted Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith to the role of general manager of Seven Queensland.

Roberts-Smith was hired by the TV network in April, taking the role of deputy general manager of their Queensland operations and also fronting a Sunday Night documentary on the first world war.

Announcing the appointment of Roberts-Smith, Tim Worner, the CEO of Seven West Media, said: “We are delighted to announce this appointment. Ben has been a part of the Seven Network for a number of years and has impressed us greatly with his management and leadership skills.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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2 COMMENTS

Dan 2 Jul 15

Many years ago I was upbraided by the wife of a VC holder for calling him a “winner”. She made it quite clear that you did not enter a contest to get a VC. I reckon she was right and from then on I’ve referred to them as “recipients”. Might be worth revisiting your style guide on this.

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Alex Hayes 2 Jul 15

Hi Dan,

A good point well made – I’ve altered the headline to reflect what we had in the body text.

Cheers,

Alex – editor, Mumbrella