dmg radio Australia today announced the appointment of Rebekah Horne to the position of Chief Digital Officer.
Rebekah joins the company from Fox Interactive Media where she most recently held the position of Managing Director and Senior Vice President International. Rebekah spent 2 years building the Australian MySpace business then 3 years based in London managing 16 territories internationally. She remains with MySpace until June 30, 2011.
Prior to that Rebekah held the position of Director, Content Revenue and Consumer Marketing at Optus, this providing her with a strong telco background with prior experience at Singtel Optus' Consumer, Content and Portals divisions. Preceding that, she was General Manager, Labels at Warner Music.
Rebekah joins dmg radio at an exciting time of growth and change and will work with CEO Cathy O’Connor and the senior team to explore new opportunities for dmg content and brands in the digital and mobile space.
dmg radio CEO Cathy O’Connor said of the appointment “Rebekah brings a fantastic mix of experience and skill to the dmg team having worked in the online, mobile and entertainment industries. Her appointment demonstrates dmg’s clear commitment to further growth beyond analogue radio and to delivering new innovations for listeners and advertisers in the digital and mobile space.”
Rebekah Horne said “dmg has a dynamic new team, established brand, strong broadcast and content assets which bring exciting opportunities for innovation. I look forward to working with dmg to help define the digital strategy for the group”.
She joins the company on July 4, 2011.
06/06/2011