Peak trade association for online advertising in Australia IAB has reappointed Matt Rowley, CEO of Pedestrian Group, chair of the IAB Australia Board.
Rowley succeeds Nicole Bence, who stepped down from the IAB Board following her departure from Seven West Media. Andrew Brain is now stepping in to represent Seven West Media.
Rowley was previously IAB Chair from 2019 to 2021.
IAB adds other appointments to the board including Vanya Mariani, commercial director of media (sales & customer solutions) for Carsales, has been elected deputy chair.
Caroline Oates, head of YouTube at Google; Sarah Myers, GM of audience and marketing at REA Group and John McNerney, senior director of platforms APAC at Yahoo have also joined the Board.
As chair, Rowley will work closely with IAB Australia CEO, Gai Le Roy, on major changes and initiatives in relation to ratings, privacy, transparency and more. These are detailed in the IAB Australia Annual Report which was released last year.
Le Roy said: “2023 is shaping up as a milestone year for our industry and I’m delighted to have such a robust and representative Board to support our work.
"With more than 175 media, ad tech and marketing member organisations, IAB Australia is well placed to ensure we continue to support the digital advertising ecosystem.”
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