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CHORUS LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2017
Apr 19, 2017
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Board/Management Information
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Chorus Limited Level 10, 1 Willis Street P O Box 632 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Email: [email protected]
20 April 2017
Jack Matthews to join Chorus Board
Chorus has today announced that Jack Matthews will be appointed to its Board from 1 July.
Jack is an experienced Director who has held a number of senior leadership positions within the media, telecommunications and technology industries in Australia and New Zealand.
Most recently, Jack was CEO of Fairfax Media’s Metro Division where he was responsible for managing and integrating the print, online and mobile assets of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times. Prior to that, Jack was CEO of Fairfax Digital, Chief Operating Officer of Jupiter TV (Japan) and CEO of TelstraSaturn based in Wellington.
He stepped down as a Director of Crown Fibre Holdings in March 2017. Jack is currently the chairman of MediaWorks and ASX listed Rewardle Holdings, and a director of Trilogy International, The Network for Learning and APN Outdoor Group.
Chorus Chairman Patrick Strange said Mr Matthews brings extensive governance, commercial, technology and media experience to Chorus. “We look forward to him joining the Board later in the year and contributing to the future success of Chorus” he said.
Mr Matthews says that he is looking forward to contributing his skills and experience to support New Zealanders taking up world class broadband connectivity.
“Chorus continues to make a significant difference for New Zealanders with open access better broadband contributing more and more to social and economic growth.”
The Chorus Board has determined that Mr Matthews will be an independent director.
ENDS
Nathan Beaumont Brett Jackson Media and PR Manager Investor Relations Manager Phone: +64 4 896 4352 Phone: +64 4 896 4039 Mobile: +64 (21) 243 8412 Mobile: +64 (27) 488 7808 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]