Justin Milne

Justin Milne FAICD
Born	Justin Trevor Milne (1952-11-19) 19 November 1952 (age 72) Adelaide, South Australia
Education	St Peter's College, Adelaide
Alma mater	Flinders University
Occupation(s)	Business executive Non executive Director
Known for	Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2017–18)

Justin Trevor Milne (born 19 November 1952) is an Australian business executive and company director known for his roles as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, chief of broadband services at Telstra, and CEO at OzEmail, as well as serving on the boards of Tabcorp, the National Basketball League, NetComm Wireless, ME Bank and MYOB Group.^[1][2] and NBN Co^[3]

Milne was born in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at St Peter's College before gaining a Bachelor of Arts from Flinders University. After university, he worked in the film industry, joining the South Australian Film Corporation where he produced several short documentary films and worked as an assistant editor on films including Peter Weir's The Last Wave.^[4] In the 1980s, Milne bought a film company in Sydney and moved there, where he became involved in the technology sector, and co-founding a car sales listing platform, Globe Media. He then moved on as a director at MSN, then later OzEmail, and then to Telstra. Milne was appointed as Chairman of the ABC in 2017.^[5]

After the sacking of ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie in September 2018, it was alleged that Milne had asked for journalist Emma Alberici to be sacked, leading to protests from ABC staff and calls for an inquiry.^[6][7] Further allegations have surfaced about Milne asking for Andrew Probyn's sacking in relation to Probyn's reporting of the Super Saturday by-elections.^[8] Milne has also resigned and has denied sending emails regarding Alberici or Probyn.^[9]

Milne simultaneously held positions with ABC, NBN Co and NetComm Wireless (a supplier to NBN Co)^[10] leading to comment of conflict of interest and workload.^[11][12]

References

1. "Justin Milne B.A., F.A.I.C.D Chairman". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
2. Patrick, Aaron (22 March 2017). "Likely new ABC chairman Justin Milne is a Turnbull guy". Financial Review. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
3. "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "ABC Chairman Justin Milne to Deliver Hector Crawford Memorial Oration at SCREEN FOREVER 2017" (PDF). Screen Producers Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
5. Battersby, Lucy (21 March 2017). "What will tech and media entrepreneur Justin Milne do with our old ABC?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
6. "Alberici says claims ABC chairman wanted her sacked are 'distressing'". ABC News. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
7. "Hundreds of ABC staff demand Milne step aside as chairman". ABC News. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
8. Woods, Chris (26 September 2018). "Crikey Worm: Milne accused of pushing to sack political editor". Crikey.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
9. Meade, Amanda (27 September 2018). "Justin Milne resigns and denies government interference in ABC". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
10. "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
11. LeMay, Renai (3 February 2014). "NBN Co director Milne has Netcomm conflict of interest". Delimiter. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
12. Sandi Keane (27 January 2019). "NBN myths: inside the "independent" models which failed a nation". Michael West. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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Preceded by James Spigelman	Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2017–2018	Succeeded by Ita Buttrose