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Peter  Tonagh

Advisory Board
sydney@derwentsearch.com.au
02 9223 1855
Peter has a background as a senior executive in large Australian media companies and as a Partner of The Boston Consulting Group. More recently, he now has a portfolio of roles including board positions and advisory/mentoring roles.

Peter is the Chairman of Quantium Group, Non-Executive Director of Nine Entertainment, Non-Executive Chairman of Honey Insurance, Non-Executive Chairman of Global Traffic Network, and also the Chairman of Bus Stop Films – a social enterprise supporting inclusion in the film and television industry. Peter was previously the Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Peter previously worked for News Corporation entities for nearly fourteen years in senior executive roles across each of the key Australian businesses, including as Chief Executive Officer of each of Foxtel, REA and News Corp Australia, where he drove major M&A and cultural transformation in each business. 

Prior to News Corp, Peter spent fifteen years with The Boston Consulting Group working across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia in consumer-facing industries including financial services and agri-business.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD, Europe’s leading business school. More recently, he completed the Harvard Business Analytics Program.
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