reports<\/a> some staff in the network\u2019s television newsroom have been informed their roles will be affected this week, according to several sources with knowledge of the matter who are not authorised to speak publically.<\/p>\nSome staff at West Australian Newspapers have been asked for expressions of interest for voluntary redundancies.<\/p>\n
The reports come just shy of a month after Rohan Lund began his tenure as the new chief executive of Southern Cross Media \u2013 comprising of the newly merged Seven West Media and Southern Cross Austereo.<\/p>\n
Mr Lund had earlier spoken of his desire for a \u201clean\u201d corporate structure across SCA during an appearance at the Mumbrella360 conference.<\/p>\n
Asked about recent and future redundancies in the radio division of the company, Mr Lund acknowledged they had been through a lot of \u201cpain\u201d but reiterated it was \u201cjust the nature of the business\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmazon\u2019s still one of the fastest growing companies in the world, and they let go 30,000 people. We see that across all of the world\u2019s growth businesses too,\u201d he said, per Mumbrella.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a natural resetting of your cost base, and responding to cyclical conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s hard, and it\u2019s awful when that happens, but I can definitely see radio has gone through it more than anyone else in media from what I can see at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in our business, I\u2019ll be looking at the cost base. I don\u2019t want hide from that, and I\u2019ve told staff that. I had it as one of the things I\u2019ll focus on, resetting the cost base.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seven has been contacted for further comment about the redundancies.<\/p>\n
In February, SCA chief executive and managing director Jeff Howard abruptly exited the company \u201ceffective immediately\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Howard was the former boss of Seven West Media and took on the role following the $400m merger.<\/p>\n
In a statement released on the ASX at the time, board chair Heith Mackay-Cruise said he had assumed the role of interim executive chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll business unit leaders and corporate services will report to him,\u201d he said in the statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Board has appointed an executive search firm to undertake a global search for SCA\u2019s next CEO.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Mackay-Cruise thanked Mr Howard for his time and \u201cefforts across the period of transition\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe board is confident in our team\u2019s capability to apply the financial discipline and industry-leading expertise to drive scale and performance for Southern Cross Media Group going forward,\u201d Mr Mackay-Cruise continued.<\/p>\n
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