The Australian has well and truly put digital on its agenda for 2015, with the News Corp publication announcing five new appointments with a digital focus across product, editorial and sales.
Stuart Fagg, currently head of digital product for Business Spectator will retain that role and but has been given the additional role of head of digital (product) for The Australian.
Andrew Webster, head of digital at The Courier-Mail, has been appointed to the role of digital editor for The Australian.
Rod Dalton, the current digital editor for The Australian, moves to a new role as editor for tablet, mobile and emerging platforms.
Angeline Nicholas joins the team as a digital sales manager for The Australian and Business Spectator. Nicholas comes from the Federal Government where she was working as a program manager in the Department of Industry.
Jo Barton will take up the role of head of strategy and partnerships at The Australian. She joins the team from Bauer, where she had worked in various roles across titles including The Australian Women’s Weekly, NW and Good Health.
Katie Flannigan, the existing head of strategy and partnerships for The Australian, is leaving the team to relocate to America.
The Australian’s chief executive officer Nicholas Gray said: “We have enjoyed double-digit growth in paid digital audience and both consumer and advertising revenue over the past 12 months, but our aspirations are to grow faster in 2015. With these appointments, we believe we have the digital team best equipped to drive this growth and delight our paid members and advertising customers.”
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