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Ian Law, Chief Executive Officer Ian Law was appointed CEO of the PBL Media Group in February 2007 after serving as CEO of ACP Magazines from May 2006 to February 2007. Before joining ACP Magazines, Ian was Managing Director and CEO of West Australian Newspapers Holdings Limited, a Perth-based company with a market capitalisation of approximately $2 billion involved in newspaper and magazine publishing, printing, digital services, radio broadcasting and cinemas. Previously, Ian held a number of senior executive positions with Rural Press Limited, including General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of Regional Publishing, General Manager of Special Projects, and General Manager of Agricultural Publishing. He started in the media as a journalist. Ian is a director of various companies including ninemsn Pty Limited and carsales.com.au Limited. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Pat O’Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer Pat O’Sullivan was appointed CFO of the PBL Media Group in February 2007. Prior to that he was COO of PBL, a position he has held since February 2006. Before joining PBL, Pat was the CFO of Optus, a position he held for over three years with responsibility for the company’s financial affairs including corporate finance, taxation, treasury, risk management, procurement and property. Previously, Pat held a number of positions at Goodman Fielder, Burns Philp and Company Limited, and PwC. Pat is currently a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.
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Amanda Laing, General Counsel PBL Media Amanda Laing was appointed General Counsel of PBL Media in October 2006, with responsibility for the legal affairs of ACP Magazines, the Nine Network Australia and PBL Media group subsidiaries. Amanda joined ACP Magazines as Corporate Counsel in 1999. In 2003 she was promoted to the role of General Counsel of ACP Magazines with responsibility for legal matters relating to ACP Magazines group businesses in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the UK. Prior to joining ACP Magazines, Amanda was a Senior Associate with law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
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John Rowsthorne, General Manager Operations PBL Media John Rowsthorne joined PBL Media in 2006 as General Manager Operations and is responsible for identifying, planning and implementing operational efficiencies and revenue opportunities with the profit centre managers across the company’s business units. John has more than 30 years’ experience in the publishing industry from editorial, sales, circulation, marketing, development of digital platforms and the production areas of printing, publishing and distribution. Most recently, he was part of the executive management team for the West Australian Newspapers. John began his career as a journalist and has spent the last 20 years in various senior management roles.
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