David Anderson (media executive)

David Anderson
Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2018 [1]
Acting: September 2018 - May 2019
ChairmanKirstin Ferguson (2018-2019; Acting)
Ita Buttrose (2019-2024)
Kim Williams (2024-)
Preceded byMichelle Guthrie
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
Occupationmedia executive
Known forbeing the managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

David Newton Anderson[2] (born 1970 or 1971) is an Australian media executive.[3]

In May 2019, he commenced a five-year term as the managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[3][4]

  1. ^ Thorpe, Andrew (22 August 2024). "ABC managing director David Anderson announces intention to resign after almost six years in position". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ Dapin, Mark (28 July 2018). "Public broadcasting, restructures, and working with Michelle Guthrie: ABC's David Anderson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cadzow, Jane (27 February 2021). "Aunty's accidental MD: how David Anderson rose to the top of the ABC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ Meade, Amanda (3 May 2019). "ABC appoints David Anderson as managing director". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2022.