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Michelle Guthrie

April 2023

Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is leading a consortium behind “Disrupt Radio”.

Former ABC boss joins new radio company targeting entrepreneurs

Disrupt Radio has hired about 20 employees, including some presenters, and plans to start broadcasting in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this year.

  • Mark Di Stefano

March 2023

Outgoing ABC director said more conservatives should be on the public broadcaster, but hit back at some of the right wing critics.

ABC director wants more conservatives on the broadcaster

Melbourne businessman Joseph Gersh laments “centre-right” voices getting drowned out in the media.

  • Mark Di Stefano

December 2021

The former managing director of the ABC Michelle Guthrie has been appointed chairman of Travlr

Travlr sees opportunities in pent-up demand

Pent-up demand to travel will help fuel travel tech platform Travlr’s next stage of growth says chief executive Simon te Hennepe.

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  • Miranda Ward

April 2021

A scene from the 2017 film Shopkins: World Vacation. Mighty Kingdom has produced mobile games under the same title.

Mighty Kingdom heads to ASX after $18m raise

Former ABC boss Michelle Guthrie is chairman of the group and says she road-tests the games being developed in an industry growing strongly.

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  • Simon Evans

February 2021

Mighty Kingdom meets funds ahead of March IPO

A float, a float, my kingdom for a float!

  • Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd

December 2020

Former ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie will chair games developer Mighty Kingdom.

Ex-ABC boss Michelle Guthrie to chair games developer Mighty Kingdom

The developer has grown strongly during the pandemic and is eyeing an ASX listing in early 2021 after a $4 million pre-IPO raise.

  • Simon Evans

November 2019

Michelle Guthrie with chairman turned nemesis Justin Milne in 2018.

Michelle Guthrie joins Catapult board

After giving up roles at Pacific Star Network and Auckland Airport, we're sure she's relieved to get back into the swing of things. 

  • Myriam Robin

October 2019

Tabcorp Chair Paula Dwyer at a TAB in Melbourne in 2017.

Pitchforks for Paula Dwyer at Tabcorp AGM

After 14 years, Dwyer wants another two, and ironically, her board’s abysmal succession planning is her very selling point.

  • Joe Aston

April 2019

It is understood that China was displeased by reports on 4 Corners etc

Change needed to end ABC interference

A parliamentary committee considering political interference at the ABC has called for improved board appointment processes and budget certainty for the broadcaster.

  • Tom McIlroy

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