Seven West Media chief executive James Warburton is leaving the troubled company more than two months earlier than expected.
“Current managing director and chief executive officer James Warburton will finish at SWM today ... with Jeff Howard commencing in the role on April 19,” the company announced to ASX said on Thursday.
SWM chairman Kerry Stokes and Mr Howard both thanked Mr Warburton for his contribution to the business over many years. Mr Lewellyn, the program’s executive producer, resigned as disturbing allegations, heard in the Federal Court, piled up over how the network secured their interview with Bruce Lehrmann.
A secret recording of Mr Llewellyn during a meeting with staffers of the show spoke of the pressure to “do whatever it takes to get the story”. Mr Cohen, who was incorrectly identified as the knife attacker by Seven on Sunday, has engaged two of Australia’s foremost defamation lawyers in Patrick George of Giles George as his solicitor, and Sue Chrysanthou SC as barrister.
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