Stan to appoint new Chief Content Officer
Cailah Scobie to become Chief Content Officer at Stan following the resignation of Nick Forward.
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Rear: Nick Forward. Front: Gary Sweet, Genevieve Morris, Greg-McLean.
Cailah Scobie, currently Commercial Director of Content at Stan will become Chief Content Officer following the resignation of Nick Forward.
Forward will depart in May with family for a new role in Dubai at Pay TV Company OSN. He has been with the company since its inception in 2015.
In a note to staff he wrote, “While it’s been a really tough decision moving on from a company I’ve been at from the very start, and a team of people I love working with, its hugely exciting opportunity and one that Abi and I had been considering for some time.
“I’m sure that it will come as absolutely no surprise to hear that Cailah will be ably stepping in to my role, having been here (almost!) as long as I have, and having done such a phenomenal job across content acquisition and originals over the past few years. Cailah has been at the very heart of every one of Stan’s biggest content deals, and will be an incredible success in the role, I have no doubt.”
Forward’s departure will follow Stan CEO Mike Sneesby’s promotion as Nine CEO -a replacement is yet to be announced.
Scobie’s roles at Stan have also included Head of Content Acquisition and General Counsel. She was previously Corporate Counsel at Nine and a lawyer with Blake Dawson and Telstra.
Source: TV Blackbox
3 Responses
I reckon he’s leaving at the right time – there’s a lot more competition with the streaming services now. I’ve just cancelled my Stan sub as there’s so much content on Star on Disney I want to watch.
Why is the only woman in this photo Genevieve Morris instead of the appointee?
Good get and well deserved for Cailah! (see correct spelling too DK)
No pics were supplied. Thanks for typo alert.