Sean Power has been appointed to the role of director of news for Seven Sydney.
Power currently serves as the executive producer of Sunrise; current supervising producer Jake Lyle will take over the role.
Power’s appointment follows the decision by current director of news in Sydney, Neil Warren, to step aside for family reasons.
With a broadcast television career spanning 44 years, the past 32 of which have been with Seven, Warren has a worked as a journalist, bureau chief, executive producer and news director.
Prior to his most recent stint as director of 7NEWS Sydney, Mr Warren served for eight years to leading the 7NEWS Brisbane and Gold Coast newsrooms and was instrumental in the launch of Seven’s Gold Coast news in 2016.
Warren will stay on for some time, to support the Sydney news team through the transition period. He will also help steer Seven’s news coverage of the Olympic Games.
The Seven Network’s director of news and current affairs and Seven West Media editor-in-chief Anthony De Ceglie said Power's time at Sunrise has been marked by incredible success and creativity.
"I can’t wait to see what he will bring to the all-important 6pm news bulletin," he said.
“Neil is extremely well-regarded by all his peers at Seven and across the industry. We’re sad to see him go but wish him all the best, and we’re grateful he will be sticking around for some time yet to ensure a smooth transition.”
Power said the opportunity to lead the 7NEWS Sydney team in this next chapter is incredibly exciting.
“We have the best journalists, producers, cameramen and editors in the country, in a new state-of-the-art studio and newsroom, and we will continue to put our audience first when telling the stories that matter most to Sydney," he said.
“It’s certainly not goodbye to Brekky Central. We’ll continue working closely with the team, breaking stories from Sunrise to sunset.”
Warren said he is extremely appreciative of all the opportunities and memories the network has provided him over many decades.
“Seven has been like a big family to me. But I know this is the right decision and now it’s time to give back to my own family in Queensland," he said.
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