Lizzie Young

CRA appoints Lizzie Young as new CEO

Press Release · Sydney NSW, Australia ·

Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) Chairman and ARN CEO, Ciaran Davis, today announced the appointment of Lizzie Young as the industry body’s new CEO. Young was most recently CEO APAC & Global Growth Officer of WeAre8.

Young is a media and technology executive with 25 years’ experience across multiple global markets and has worked on all media platforms in roles spanning commercial, content and operations.

Prior to WeAre8, Young held the position of Managing Director - Local Markets, Group Marketing and Commercial Partnerships at Nine where she had spent 12 years.

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She has also spent over a decade in the audio industry, including 7 years at GWR Radio/GCap (now Global Radio) in the UK where she held various roles including Commercial Programming Controller and Head of Agency Sales and 4 years at Austereo in Brisbane and Sydney in various promotions, marketing and integration roles.

Young will commence her role at CRA on August 7, 2024.

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