Ex-APN boss Chenoweth backs Madman buyout

Former APN News & Media CEO Brett Chenoweth is set to emerge from his 12-month hiatus, joining a management buyout consortium which may include Tim Anderson, Paul Wiegard and Charbel Nader.

Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

Updated Mar 12, 2014 – 12.11am, first published at 12.05am

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Former APN News & Media chief executive Brett Chenoweth is set to emerge from his 12-month hiatus, joining a management buyout consortium for part of retailer Gerry Harvey and media mogul Lachlan Murdoch ’s plaything Funtastic .

It is believed the well-regarded Chenoweth has linked with Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard , management of Funtastic division Madman, and a small group of investors to take the film distribution unit private.