Seven hires former Ten and Optus staffer to lead corporate comms
May 24, 2021 10:47
Seven West Media (SWM) has announced it has appointed former Network Ten communications manager, Robert Sharpe, to a newly created role, head of corporate communications.
Sharpe will now be responsible for SWM’s external and internal communications, having most recently been at Optus working as corporate affairs advisor.
In his time at Optus, Sharpe was responsible for leading the development and execution of
national communications
Robert Sharpe joins SWM after comms roles at Optus and Network Ten
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He has over 14 years in strategic communications and PR across a number of industries including telecommunications, fintech and broadcast media in Australia and the UK.
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Seven West Media has appointed of Robert Sharpe to the new role of Head of Corporate Communications, following the departure of Jack McLintock as Corporate and Government Affairs Manager last month.
He was previously Corporate Affairs Advisor at Optus, and worked at Network 10 for 5 years, plus roles at Spotcap Global and ITV.
Reporting to SWM Chief Marketing Officer, Charlotte Valente, Sharpe will be responsible for external and internal communications from tomorrow.
Ms Valente said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Robert to SWM. As a senior corporate communications expert with over 14 years’ expertise in strategic communications across a number of industries, including TV and digital media, telecommunications and fintech in Australia and the UK, he will be a great addition to our communication team.
Previously Sharpe held the Corporate Affairs Advisor position at Optus.
Australia-based Seven West Media has named Robert Sharpe as Head of Corporate Communications; he will report to Charlotte Valente the company’s CMO.
In the new role, Sharpe will be responsible for the media group’s external and internal communications.
“I’ve been an admirer of Seven’s TV, digital and print businesses for many years. The corporate and content strategies outlined in SWM’s three-year transformation plan are already delivering strong results and I’m really looking forward to being part of the company’s ongoing development and success,” said Sharpe.
Seven adds commercial data lead, names Adobe as latest data partner
May 3, 2021 10:06
Nine’s Dean La Rosa has joined Seven as the network’s new head of commercial data, with a remit to deliver commercial data solutions for customers and partners.
His hire coincides with a new data partnership between Seven and Adobe for the 7REDiQ audience intelligence platform.
Dean La Rosa
The new partnership with Adobe is part of the 7BYOD (Bring Your Own Data) product suite, which now connects over six million SWM-iDs with an Adobe ID.
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It will allow marketers to identify new customers from Seven’s signed-in base, and use insights for campaigns targeted across the network’s digital channels.