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Duncan Campbell to depart as ARN’s Chief Content Officer and take up new consulting role
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Duncan Campbell is to finish up his role as ARN’s Chief Content Officer, in what the company describes as a strategic leadership restructure.
Staff were this morning informed of the changes, with current Strategy and Connections Officer Lauren Joyce to take over the newly-created role of Chief Audience & Content Officer.
This role brings together the existing Content team with the Podcast, Marketing, Creative Production, and PR/Communications teams.
After 15 years as ARN’s COO, Campbell will transition to a consulting and advisory role.
ARN CEO Ciaran Davis said “I am pleased to promote Lauren to the critical role of Chief Audience & Content Officer. Her extensive experience as a strategist and content planner across media, creative agencies, and digital publishing will deliver the momentum we need to be Australia’s most valuable audio entertainment company.”
“Lauren’s innate understanding of audiences and her ability to establish a strategy and execute it with precision gives me confidence in our ability to drive future audience growth.”
“We are fortunate to have Duncan’s continued support as we build succession in this critical area. Over the past two years, Duncan has worked closely with Lauren on our audience growth strategy, focusing on adapting our brands and content to evolving audience expectations. With Lauren’s strategic vision and Duncan’s invaluable expertise, I’m confident we’ll continue to attract and retain engaged audiences while delivering world-class advertising solutions.”
Campbell was considered a key player in the 200 million dollar signing of Kyle & Jackie O to a ten year contract.
In December last year, the Sydney Morning Herald (subscription required) reported that the deal was a factor in the decision to make up to 50 staff redundant.
Earlier today came the news that Alexis Poole has been appointed ARN’s Chief Financial Officer.
Angela Ewers, ARN’s Chief People Officer, who will expand her responsibilities to include oversight of the Technology and Project Delivery teams alongside the People & Culture team. Michael Harvey continues to serve as Chief Regional Officer.
As part of the restructure, the Chief Commercial Officer role, held by Pete Whitehead, will no longer exist in its current form.
Whitehead will remain in the business until Michael Stephenson assumes the COO role.
Additionally, Fayad Tohme, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, will transition out of his role at the end of January.
Good riddance. The most overrated content director in Australian radio history.
Consultings ? Oh you mean “jobs for the boys “. ARN head honchos looking after each other , the ship is sinking fast , many made redundant because of their ineptness
Should have been out much, much sooner. Hopefully the next CCO won’t be a doormat for K&JO.
Moving him to a “consultancy” role.
The oldest trick in the book, but it’s too late.
The Melbourne train wreck isn’t going to get better and shareholders know it.
Campbell was a key figure in the disaster that is a $200M fail.
Poor ARN staff; they paid one of their breakfast shows so much money, and now need to sack even more people.
Just for clarification, is DC doing consultancy with ARN or is he working for a different company now?
Perhaps it is fall from grace with K&J show not firing well in Victoria??
No comments? Or is RT overwhelmed with the sheer volume of laughing emoji comments ?
How long does Duncan get on job consultant when he ruined kiss by sacking Jason and Lauren.
Should have been DB – give him clear airway now that DC and his old views are out of the way.
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Its all spin. They had to fire half the exec team as they are too broke to pay their wages. D.C signing a 10 year deal that is financially sinking the company, the Melbourne ratings speak volumes. HR looking after technology, marketing in charge of content, what a joke. The new CFO ran a dog food company, I guess they have to eat their own dog food now.
Never worked with Lauren Joyce and in fairness she could be great.
But isn’t it crazy that the most senior content exec at ARN has never so much as produced a breakfast show? And now is in charge of all the on-air teams. Never happened in radio ever before.