Southern Cross Austereo CEO and managing director Grant Blackley has been named as the chair of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).
Blackley replaces former Macquarie Media CEO Adam Lang who has stepped down as the chair after four years in the position.
Lang will remain on the board, where he has served since 2012, and will also remain in the role of CRA Research Committee chair.
Blackley has been a director of the CRA Board since 2015 and is also a director at Free TV Australia.
“The commercial radio industry is a dynamic and innovative multiplatform medium and I look forward to working collaboratively as Chair of CRA with all key stakeholders including the networks and station members, industry commentators and observers as well as key political and government agencies,” Blackley said.
There were a number of other changes to the board with Grant Cameron of Grant Broadcasters resigning with Alison Cameron named as his replacement.
Ciaran Davis, managing director and CEO of Australian Radio Network and HT&E, has returned to the CRA board and will replace outgoing ARN CEO Rob Atkinson.
Kevin Blyton, Greg Cupitt, Lisa Young, Cathy O’Connor, Tony Hudson and Peter Colosimo are the other board members to remain.
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