Following his announcement as Managing Director, efficient from March 2025, former 9 CEO Hugh Marks has issued a word to ABC Employees:

I’m extremely humbled to have the chance to take up the function of Managing Director of the ABC.

The ABC does so many issues effectively throughout many alternative program genres and platforms. It leads the trade in some ways, which is in no small half because of the ardour and dedication of its folks. It’s this ardour and the significance of the ABC to so many Australians, that excites me in regards to the alternative to guide its subsequent period.

The media, and broadcasting particularly, goes by means of a interval of fast change. There may be virtually a limitless provide of content material choices for audiences to have interaction with throughout so might platforms. It’s on this surroundings that the ABC can excel. As a result of it has the flexibility to answer these adjustments and prioritise its funding within the pursuit of outcomes that mirror the way in which that viewers behaviour is altering.

In fact, we are going to all the time be measured on the standard and goal reliability of our information and present affairs the place there are established broad viewers parameters and expectations. My job might be to make sure there’s a framework that allows the information and present affairs groups to do their finest work. And ship the perfect in market information and present affairs product to Australians.

Because the ABC we are able to and also needs to place equal precedence on extensively diversified programming in audio and video the place the content material created is distinct and related. Executed with intent and ambition and excellence. Delivering on the ABC’s constitution obligations and skill to discover points that others can not.

I’m lucky to inherit a secure working framework and an current plan from David Anderson, who has finished a splendid job as Managing Director. David and I are lengthy standing colleagues, and I like what he has achieved on the ABC in recent times and all through his 30-year profession.

He has set a excessive commonplace and I sit up for having a constructive handover with him and to construct on his good work.

I additionally sit up for attending to know as lots of you throughout the nation as potential, listening to your views, understanding challenges which will affect your potential to do your finest work, and understanding the form of office you need the ABC to be.

I’m energised by the chance in entrance of us all and the chance to guide the ABC as we pursue our agenda.

Till then I lengthen all my warmest needs for the vacation season and sit up for transferring across the Company within the New 12 months,

All the perfect,

Hugh