ARN has appointed Scott Lyons as director of strategy and Janine Chambers as head of commercial finance.
ARN said the appointments reflect the company’s “focus on long-term value creation, disciplined decision-making, and sustainable growth across audio, digital, and live entertainment”.
Lyons, reporting to CFO Alexis Poole, will lead ARN’s enterprise-wide strategy agenda, partnering with the Executive Leadership Team to accelerate strategic execution and support ARN’s evolution into Australia’s leading digitally driven entertainment business.
He joins from Foxtel Group, where he held senior strategy and commercial roles across Kayo Sports, BINGE and Hubbl, with responsibility spanning revenue growth, pricing, performance, and long‑term value creation. He brings deep experience in analytics, market intelligence and growth strategy across major consumer and digital businesses.
Chambers has been appointed head of commercial finance, overseeing end-to-end commercial finance partnering across sales, marketing and content. She will strengthen forecast discipline, margin management, governance, and investment decision-making, supporting ARN’s focus on profitable digital growth and operational efficiency.
She brings more than 20 years’ experience across media and publishing in Australia and the UK. She joins from IPG Mediabrands, where she was most recently deputy chief financial officer, and has previously held senior finance leadership roles at News Corp Australia, working closely with executive teams on transformation, capital investment and operating model change
“As ARN continues its evolution into a scaled entertainment business, strengthening our strategy and commercial foundations is critical. These appointments reinforce how we make decisions, prioritise investment and build sustainable, long-term value across the organisation,” Poole said.
Lyons said: “I’m excited to join ARN at such an important point in its evolution. The business has a powerful combination of leading content, audience scale and growing digital capability, and I’m looking forward to helping drive the next phase of strategic growth.”
Chambers added: “The shift from radio network to entertainment company is moving at pace and I’m looking forward to supporting Alexis and the team to make the most of the opportunity ahead.”
