Following the announcement of Brendon Hill as new CEO of Bauer Media, a new managing director for Bauer New Zealand has been appointed.
Tanya Walshe steps into the role from June 1, with 28 years experience working in media and nine years on the Bauer Media NZ executive team.
“It’s an absolute honour to take up the role of Managing Director and to lead such a talented team with storytelling superpowers and world-class commercial acumen,” Walshe says.
Walshe joined the company in 2009 as Group Research and Strategy Manager. The following year she was promoted to General Manager – Publishing and Insights, with overall responsibility for 15 magazine brands as well as Bauer’s research teams in both New Zealand and Australia.
“Tanya has been instrumental in contributing to the successful position Bauer Media holds in the market and she is hugely respected throughout the organisation,” Brendon Hill says.
“I have had the pleasure of working closely with Tanya for the last few years and have complete confidence in her ability to drive market-leading growth and innovation while delivering exceptional content to our audiences.”
