Katrina Sedgwick OAM was recently appointed as a non-executive Director to the ABC Board for a five-year term.
She replaces outgoing member Mr Peter Lewis, whose term expired on 1 October 2024.
Ms Sedgwick has extensive experience in the arts sector including performance, screen, festivals, museums, commissioning, and administration. In 2020 she received an Order of Australia Medal for Services to Film, Theatre, and Visual Arts Administration.
She is currently the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation, and has previously held these positions at the Adelaide Film Festival and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI).
She has held board positions at Back to Back Theatre, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Chunky Move, Art Gallery of South Australia, and the Australian Film Television and Radio School, and was the Head of Arts at the ABC between 2012 and 2015.
Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland said, “I thank Peter Lewis for his service on the ABC Board, during which time he made a valuable contribution to supporting the ABC’s continuing success in keeping Australians informed and entertained, and I congratulate Katrina Sedgwick on her appointment.
“Ms Sedgwick brings a strong creative boost to the Board alongside relevant executive and board-level experience, and increases the geographic diversity of the board with resident Victorian representation.
“I look forward to working with the Board and Ms Sedgwick into the future.”
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