Noonan for the Fairfax Media board of directors

Published by Gerard Noonan for Fairfax | Filed under Why Gerard?

Vote for media experience and renewal on the Fairfax Media board of directors

Gerard Noonan, former Australian Financial Review editor and winner of the Walkley Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism 2007, is running for the board of directors of Fairfax Media.

Why Noonan?

You may have read about the infighting among Fairfax Media directors in recent weeks. One issue is the lack of media experience on the board and the reluctance to renew the board by introducing new faces with requisite experience. Noonan believes that Fairfax Media needs to promote its quality journalism and needs to move swiftly to seize opportunities in the digital world.

In terms of experience, Noonan is:

• chairman of the Venture Capital Committee of the federal government’s statutory body Innovation Australia,
• chairman of the Media Super fund which has $2.5 billion in funds under management,
• chair of the policy committee of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, and
• member of the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors.

Noonan has been a journalist for more than 30 years. He was editor of the Australian Financial Review for just under five years. He has worked at Fairfax (including the Sydney Morning Herald) for approximately 25 years until he took redundancy last year. In 2007 he was awarded the Walkley for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.

If you own shares in Fairfax you can play a vital part in ensuring that at least one director on the board has recent media experience with the company.

How to vote for Noonan if you have shares in the Employee Share Scheme

This week you will have received a notice for the upcoming annual general meeting. Please read the mail-out. You can vote for Noonan by placing a cross in the box labelled “FOR” next to his name. Sign and return your vote to the address on the form.

How to vote for Noonan if you own ordinary shares in Fairfax Media

You may own shares in Fairfax if you bought them in the float or on the share market. This week you will have received a notice for the upcoming annual general meeting. Please read the mail-out. You can direct your proxy to Gerard Noonan. You can vote for Noonan by placing a cross in the box labelled “FOR” next to his name. Sign and return your vote to the address on the form.