Worner returns to the public eye bullish on Seven but apologetic as Stokes steps in to take media heat

February 15, 2017 2:33

In an analyst and media call unlike anything Seven has served up before at its half-year results – embattled CEO Tim Worner apologised again for his indiscretion and chairman Kerry Stokes slammed a journalist who suggested a former director had been silenced over the Amber Harrison affair.

Fronting media and investors for the first time since the sex scandal embroiled the CEO, Worner took the bull by the horns and opened the traditional results briefing with a strong statement vowing he would not give the allegations by his former lover further oxygen.

While Worner opened the proceedings with his promise to move forward before touting Seven’s success in a half-year where group profit plummeted 90.8%, it fell to chairman Kerry Stokes to field the questions coming in from the media.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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