Seven West Media today announced the appointment of Maryna Fewster as director of operations for Seven West Media in Western Australia.
Fewster was formerly COO of iiNet and has held senior executive roles in the telecommunications sector in Australia and New Zealand over the last two decades.
Over the past six months, Fewster has been consulting to Seven West Media in Western Australia, in particular focusing on the integration of the businesses. She has been identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth and efficiency through organisational development.
Fewster is a non-executive director of Edith Cowan College and the West Coast Eagles and is executive director of Celebrate WA, a not-for-profit organisation responsible for promoting and organising the annual WA Day celebrations.
Commenting on her appointment, Tim Worner, CEO, Seven West Media, said: “I am delighted that Maryna is permanently joining us. She has a proven track record in delivering operating excellence and driving cultural change. Our businesses in Western Australia are a key part of our future development and Maryna will be a very important member of the leadership team that will be driving the future for those businesses.”
Seven West Media in Western Australia includes Channel Seven Perth, The West Australian, The Sunday Times, the west.com.au and perthnow.com.au, 20 regional publications and nine radio stations, along with a major shareholding in the Community Newspaper Group.
As announced on 10 March, Seven West Media is undertaking a recruitment process for CEO of Seven West Media Western Australia.