Full Name
Will Everitt
Job Title
Director Product Solutions
Company
Seven Network
Speaker Bio
Will has proven success mobilising innovation globally with Lonely Planet, The Times, Channel 7, marie claire, Stuff and The Australian Financial Review. This includes launching best-in-class platforms, creating high performing teams and adopting Agile enterprise wide.
Will made the global 'Digital Transformation Product Leader' top 5 in the inaugural Product50, the definitive ranking of the best product leaders in the world and ranked #19 in the CIO50 list in 2021 and again in 2022, recognising Australia’s top 50 technology and digital chiefs who are influencing rapid technology-driven change and innovation.
Will is Director Product Solutions for Seven West Media, leading product strategy, innovation and product development for Seven's streaming service, 7plus, following a decade of Yahoo ownership. So far, his team has achieved overall #1 downloaded app in Apple App Store and Google Play, set new streaming records with Tokyo Olympics, Beijing Winter Olympics and Birmingham Commonwealth Games and scooped prestigious awards for ‘Best Media Platform’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation’.
He was previously Director of Product and General Manager Product Technology for Fairfax Media (which merged with Nine). His team scooped industry awards for new product releases including The Australian Financial Review for ‘Best News app’ and 'Best News site' and Sydney Morning Herald for ‘Best News site’.
Will is a thought leader in digital transformation collaborating with broadcasters and publishers globally and a regular speaker and panelist at media tech events. He provides strategy and advisory to tech businesses including as an Executive Advisor to a proptech group.
Will made the global 'Digital Transformation Product Leader' top 5 in the inaugural Product50, the definitive ranking of the best product leaders in the world and ranked #19 in the CIO50 list in 2021 and again in 2022, recognising Australia’s top 50 technology and digital chiefs who are influencing rapid technology-driven change and innovation.
Will is Director Product Solutions for Seven West Media, leading product strategy, innovation and product development for Seven's streaming service, 7plus, following a decade of Yahoo ownership. So far, his team has achieved overall #1 downloaded app in Apple App Store and Google Play, set new streaming records with Tokyo Olympics, Beijing Winter Olympics and Birmingham Commonwealth Games and scooped prestigious awards for ‘Best Media Platform’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation’.
He was previously Director of Product and General Manager Product Technology for Fairfax Media (which merged with Nine). His team scooped industry awards for new product releases including The Australian Financial Review for ‘Best News app’ and 'Best News site' and Sydney Morning Herald for ‘Best News site’.
Will is a thought leader in digital transformation collaborating with broadcasters and publishers globally and a regular speaker and panelist at media tech events. He provides strategy and advisory to tech businesses including as an Executive Advisor to a proptech group.
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