Ed Harrison has over 25 years of experience across many types of media including print, outdoor and digital in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Mr Harrison came to Australia in 2001 to set up JC Decaux’s business in Victoria and South Australia. From 2003 to 2008, he was general manager (Australia) of JC Decaux, the world’s largest out-of-home advertising company, as it established a dominant position in Australian street furniture. He then joined Fairfax Digital, a leading provider of online news, information and classified websites. As group sales director at Fairfax Media, Mr Harrison was responsible for sales operations across 300 newspaper, magazine and digital brands with a diverse customer base and combined revenue of $500m. From 2014 to June 2018, Mr Harrison was chief executive of Yahoo7, a joint venture between Seven West Media and Verizon, which delivered digital media products and original content to over nine million monthly users.
