Martyn Roberts was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Nine Entertainment Co. on September 8, 2025.
Mr. Roberts brings extensive experience in finance and corporate strategy, having worked with ASX-listed and international companies across consumer-focused sectors. His most recent role was Chief Financial Officer at Ramsay Health Care. Previously, he served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Coca-Cola Amatil and held senior executive roles at both Woolworths and Louis Vuitton.
He is deeply involved in shaping Australia’s financial and regulatory landscape as a Board Member of the Group of 100, the leading representative body for CFOs.
Mr. Roberts is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and completed his Bachelor of Science (Hons) at the University of York.
James Boyce is an experienced regulatory, government affairs and communications professional, with a deep understanding of industry policy, national affairs and media. As Director Regulatory, Public Affairs & Communications for the Nine Group, James has responsibility for Nine’s corporate communications and regulatory affairs. His appointment in April 2025 reinforced Nine’s sharper focus on the regulatory and policy environment and the Company’s commitment to demonstrating leadership for the industry in the contemporary media landscape. James joined Nine from Paramount (Australia and New Zealand), where he was head of government and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, James worked at the highest levels of government as a senior advisor to an Australian Prime Minister. Having started his career in the media, James also has more than a decade of experience as a journalist in television and radio.
Amanda Laing is one of Australia’s most respected media executives, with deep expertise spanning broadcast, streaming, content strategy, and commercial partnerships. As Managing Director of Nine’s newly unified Streaming & Broadcast division, Amanda leads the integration of 9Now, Stan, Broadcast Television, and Radio – bringing together audience-first strategy, platform innovation, and commercial performance under one strategic vision.
Appointed to the role in 2025, Amanda is spearheading Nine’s Total TV evolution, driving growth across linear and digital platforms in response to shifting audience behaviours. She is responsible for content curation, commissioning, and commercialisation across all channels, with a strong focus on delivering value to advertisers and partners by building scalable, brand-safe environments that connect with audiences at scale.
Amanda also leads Nine Group’s Originals strategy – championing bold, culturally relevant Australian stories and building global partnerships that enhance creative output and monetisation opportunities.
Prior to her return to Nine, Amanda held senior executive roles at Foxtel and News Corp Australia, where she led transformative projects across streaming, digital media and subscription video-on-demand. She brings a proven track record in premium content acquisition, international rights negotiations, and shaping commercially successful partnerships with major studios and distributors worldwide.
Known for her collaborative leadership style and clear-eyed commercial focus, Amanda is a regular speaker on the future of media and a trusted voice in shaping Australia’s content and broadcasting landscape.
Matt James was appointed Chief Sales Officer of Nine in April 2025, having been acting in that role since December 2024. He previously held roles including Managing Director of Nine Melbourne, Managing Director of Mi9, Group Director of Nine Powered.
Mr. James has extensive global media experience, having worked as global CEO of Zenith Media in London, Australian CEO of Publicis Media, and CEO of Zenith Australia. During his time at Nine, Mr James has played a key role in unifying the company’s TV, radio, and publishing assets, enhancing content for audiences, and developing integrated solutions for advertisers.
As Managing Director of Nine Melbourne, Mr. James oversaw major operations including Channel 9, 3AW, The Age, and The Australian Financial Review, as well as flagship productions like The Block and LEGO Masters which contributed significantly to strengthening Nine’s position in the Melbourne market.
Mr. James holds 35 years of experience in the media industry and continues to drive Nine’s strategic vision in his new role on the Executive Leadership Team.
Peter Tonagh was appointed Chair of Nine in November 2025, transitioning from his previous role as an Independent Non-Executive Director, after joining the Board in January 2025. Peter is also a member of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as the People & Culture Committee.
Mr Tonagh brings extensive leadership experience across Australia’s media, technology, and analytics sectors. His career spans key roles at Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, and Foxtel, where he served as CFO and later CEO. He was also CEO of News Corp Australia and interim CEO of REA Group Limited. Currently, Mr Tonagh is Chair of Quantium, GTN Limited and Bus Stop Films, and previously served as Deputy Chair of the ABC. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW, an MBA from INSEAD, and has completed Harvard’s Business Analytics Program.
Other listed company directorships: GTN Limited (since September 2020), Honey Insurance and Optima Technologies Limited (from January 2021 to July 2023).
Timothy Longstaff joined the Board in January 2025 as an independent Non-Executive Director, and is Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee.
A chartered accountant who commenced his career in audit, Mr Longstaff has extensive experience in investment banking from more than 25 years with leading global firms including Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. He has a strong background in advising Australian and international companies on strategic and transformational M&A projects, and in debt and equity capital markets. After his career in investment banking, Mr Longstaff held a senior role with a Cabinet Minister in the Australian Government in both the Trade, Tourism & Investment portfolio, and the Finance portfolio.
Mr Longstaff is a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of ASX-listed companies Inghams, Perenti and Aurizon, where he serves as chair of the company’s Audit, Governance and Risk Management Committee. He is also a Director of the George Institute for Global Health and a member of the Australian Government’s Takeovers Panel. Mr Longstaff is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
Other listed company directorships: Inghams Group Limited (since January 2022), Perenti Limited (since August 2021) and Aurizon Holdings Limited (since June 2023).
In 2024 Tory Maguire was appointed Managing Director – Publishing, assuming management responsibility for Nine’s publishing assets including metro mastheads and The Australian Financial Review.
Prior to this, Tory was the Executive Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WAToday – a role she held from July 2021. A highly-experienced editor and journalist, she led the transformation of the newsrooms of the mastheads and saw significant growth in all areas of her remit.
Maguire previously held senior editorial roles at News Corp and The Huffington Post as well as National Editor at Nine’s metro mastheads.
Ms Pattinson joined the Board in August 2023 as an independent, Non-Executive Director and is the Chair of the People & Culture Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee.
Ms Pattinson is currently an executive consultant, drawing on her more than 25 years experience in the media and entertainment industries both locally and internationally. Prior to this, she spent more than 10 years at the global media giant, Discovery Communications. In her role as Executive Vice President and General Manager – Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, Ms Pattinson led a team focusing on building audience engagement and driving the rapid growth of Discovery’s brand portfolio across subscription TV channels and on-demand services locally in Australia and New Zealand. She previously held senior positions in the Consumer & Multimedia division of Optus across legal, regulatory, television and new media content. She was also a Board member of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association.
Ms Pattinson is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has a Master of Laws from the University of NSW (Hons).
Matt Stanton was appointed Nine’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in March 2025, having served as Acting CEO from September 2024. He was previously Chief Financial and Strategy Officer after joining Nine in August 2022.
Mr Stanton has strong experience as a commercial CEO, and has led general management, financial, transformation and growth areas across a range of sectors, including food and beverage, retail, and media. His prior roles include Chief Executive Officer of Barambah Organics, Chief Transformation Officer at Woolworths, and Chief Executive Officer of Bauer Media (now Are Media).
Mr Stanton played an integral role in negotiating Nine’s historic 10-year rights deals with the IOC for the Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 2024-2032 and the rights to the 2024 Paralympics, stepping into the role as Managing Director, Olympics and Paralympics at Nine, in addition to his role as Chief Strategy Officer and ahead of being appointed CEO.
Mr Stanton holds a BA (Hons) in Finance and Accounting, and is a member of Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Alex Parsons was appointed Nine’s Chief Digital Officer in August 2021, leading the company’s digital vision, strategy and operations including the group product and technology divisions.
Alex has 20 years of executive leadership experience with both Australian and international digital and e-commerce businesses. He has worked across many parts of Nine, including the transition of the Microsoft/Nine joint venture of ninemsn to Nine Digital, the launch of nine.com.au, the launch of 9Now, the sale of the Fairfax events business and, most recently, led the rebrand and relaunch of the Drive automotive business.
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