Taronga appoints Nine group marketing director Karen Madden as marketing and comms lead

Taronga Conservation Society Australia has appointed a new director of marketing, communications and fundraising in Karen Madden.

Madden was most recently the group marketing director at Nine, leaving in March after two and a half years in the role. She has previously held senior marketing roles at News Corp Australia, Woolworths and Goodman Fielder.

Karen Madden joins Taronga after a stint at Nine

Madden takes over from Libby Hodgson, who has become director of fundraising and communications at UNICEF Australia. Hodgson held the role for five years and spent eleven years total with Taronga.