Today, AdNews unveils its eighth annual Power 50, a list of the most influential figures in the media, marketing and advertising industry.
There are 10 new faces on the list who make their debuts, while three familiar people return to the Power 50 after an absence. Of the 37 people who remain on the Power 50 from the 2011 edition, only four have stayed in their previous positions, indicative of the constantly evolving nature of media.
Marketers and brands feature more heavily in the list than last year and most of the TV powerbrokers have climbed the ranks.
The full rankings are in today's print edition with an analysis on why each person occupies their position on the list. There's also a compilation of 22 people in the 'On the boil' list who are moving their way up the corridors of power and may very well be in the Power 50 next year.
To give you a teaser, each Power 50 entrant is below in alphabetical order. Pick up a copy of the magazine or download the iPad version to see where they're all placed and why AdNews considers them to be the 50 most powerful people in our industry.
Lucie Austin – Coca-Cola South Pacific
Amanda Banfield – Kraft Foods
Mark Britt – Mi9
Peter Boone - Unilever
Mark Buckman - Telstra
Kurt Burnett – Seven West Media
Mike Connaghan – STW Group
Stephen Conroy – Federal government
Andrew Demetriou – Australian Football League
Tom Dery & Tom McFarlane – M&C Saatchi
Rick Ellis – Telstra Media
Anthony Fitzgerald – Multi Channel Network
Richard Freudenstein - Foxtel
David Gyngell – Nine Entertainment Co.
Andrew Hagger - NAB
Jerry Harris – News Limited
Rhys Holleran – Southern Cross Austereo
Peter Horgan - OMD
Greg Hywood – Fairfax Media
Alan Jones – Macquarie Radio Network
Tony Kendall – News Limited
Andy Lark – Commonwealth Bank
Nick Leeder – Google
Mark Lollback – McDonald's
Rohan Lund – Yahoo!7
Simon McDowell & John Durkan – Coles
James McGrath – Clemenger BBDO
Siobhan McKenna - Illyria
Jack Matthews – Fairfax Metro Media
Harold Mitchell – Aegis Media Pacific
David Morgan – Nestle
Rob Morgan – Clemenger Group
Lachlan Murdoch – Network Ten Holdings
David Nobay – Droga5
Marty O'Halloran – DDB Group
Katie Page & Gerry Harvey – Harvey Norman
James Parkinson – GroupM
Lewis Pullen - Qantas
Gina Rinehart – Hancock Prospecting
Lizzy Ryley & Alex Dower – Woolworths
Mark Scott – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
John Sintras – Starcom MediaVest
John Steedman - GroupM
Kerry Stokes – Seven West Media
Henry Tajer - Mediabrands
James Warburton – Ten Network Holdings
Scott Whybin – Whybin TBWA
Kim Williams – News Limited
Peter Wiltshire – Nine Entertainment Co.
Tim Worner – Seven Network Television
Full details on AdNews iPad August 10 issue. Single copies can be purchased for $2.99.
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