Matt Stanton was appointed Nine’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in March
2025, having served as Acting CEO from September 2024. He was
previously Chief Financial and Strategy Officer after joining Nine in August
2022.
Mr Stanton has strong experience as a commercial CEO, and has led
general management, financial, transformation and growth areas across a
range of sectors, including food and beverage, retail, and media. His prior
roles include Chief Executive Officer of Barambah Organics, Chief
Transformation Officer at Woolworths, and Chief Executive Officer of Bauer
Media (now Are Media).
Mr Stanton played an integral role in negotiating Nine’s historic 10-year
rights deals with the IOC for the Summer and Winter Olympic Games from
2024-2032 and the rights to the 2024 Paralympics, stepping into the role as
Managing Director, Olympics and Paralympics at Nine, in addition to his
role as Chief Strategy Officer and ahead of being appointed CEO.
Mr Stanton holds a BA (Hons) in Finance and Accounting, and is a member
of Australian Institute of Company Directors.