Seven West Media : appoints Colette G...

Wednesday December 12, 2018

Seven West Media appoints Colette Garnsey OAM to Board of Directors

Seven West Media (ASX: SWM) today announced the appointment of Colette Garnsey OAM as a new non-executive and independent Director of the company.

SWM Chairman Kerry Stokes AC said: "We are delighted to welcome Colette to the Board of Seven West Media.

"Colette is a highly-experienced and well-regarded Director with a long successful executive career in customer-focused industries. She brings a broad range of skills and we are confident she will make a great contribution to Seven West Media."

Ms Garnsey said: "I'm thrilled to be joining Seven, home to some of Australia's most iconic brands. I'm looking forward to working with Kerry, the Board, Tim Worner and his team, as the company positions itself to capitalise on the very many opportunities ahead."

Ms Garnsey is currently a non-executive Director of Flight Centre Travel Group, and non-executive Director and Chair of Australian Wool Innovation Limited.

Ms Garnsey has over 30 years' executive experience, having held senior management positions at David Jones, Pacific Brands, and Premier Investments, encompassing strategy, operations, marketing, business planning and business transformation. She spent over 20 years with David Jones Limited rising to become Group General Manager.

Ms Garnsey has served on the board of the Melbourne Fashion Festival. She has also advised the CSIRO, The Federal Innovation Council, and the business advisory boards of various Federal Trade and Investment Ministers and Australian Fashion Week.

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For more details:

Stephen Browning

Head of Corporate Affairs, SWM T: 0432 961 773

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About Seven West Media

Seven West Media (ASX: SWM) is one of Australia's leading integrated media companies, with a market-leading presence in broadcast television, magazine and newspaper publishing and online.

The company is the home to many of Australia's leading media businesses - Seven, 7TWO and 7mate, 7flix, Pacific Magazines, The West Australian, The Sunday Times and Yahoo7, and the biggest content brands including My Kitchen Rules, House Rules, Home and Away, Sunrise, the Australian Football League, Cricket Australia, the Olympic Games, Better Homes and Gardens, marie claire, Who, PerthNow, racing.com and 7plus.