Jonathan Shier

Jonathan Shier
Jonathan Shier
Born	Jonathan Fraser Shier; 18 October 1947 (age 76); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Geelong Grammar School
Alma mater	Monash University
Occupation	Television executive

Jonathan Fraser Shier (born 18 October 1947) is an Australian businessman and media executive.^[1]

He was educated at

TV3

.

Shier returned to Australia in 2000 and is best known there for his controversial tenure as

managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from March 2000 to December 2001. Shier attempted to implement many reforms, which led to the replacement of several senior management personnel.^[2] The conservative Howard government was accused by some of having Shier appointed to action a "hit list" of staff seen as critical of government policies.^[3] Others saw Shier as addressing a perceived left-wing bias at the ABC by establishing programmes such as Insiders, which were intended to embrace a wider range of political views. Shier introduced Australia Talks, a current affairs program.^[4]

Shier resigned from the ABC in December 2001 when he felt he could no longer work with the government-appointed chairman, Donald McDonald, and it was clear that a majority of the board would support the chairman. When Shier left the ABC, he was given a million-dollar payout.^[5] Since 2002, Shier has been the chairman and CEO of Continental Ventures (Australia).

From 2008 until 2011, Shier was also the executive chairman of Fox Legal, a company that intended to acquire some eighteen specialist law firms and float them on the Australian Securities Exchange. The other directors of the company were Mark Avery, Jeffrey Goss and Miles Hedge. The timing of the

Global Financial Crisis

required the float and associated $75 million capital-raising to be aborted.

Shier now lives in Melbourne.

References

^ Reginald Alder (2001). "Protest by Friends of the ABC (2) [picture]". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ The Age, After the storm.
^ Fear and Loathing
^ Sharri Markson (3 July 2015). "Q&A has become sensationalist, says ex-ABC boss Jonathan Shier". The Australia.
^ Extra $500,000 payout

External links

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Preceded by Brian Johns	Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2000–2001	Succeeded by Russell Balding

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[fotabc-1] Reginald Alder (2001). "Protest by Friends of the ABC (2) [picture]". Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[2] The Age, After the storm.

[3] Fear and Loathing

[4] Sharri Markson (3 July 2015). "Q&A has become sensationalist, says ex-ABC boss Jonathan Shier". The Australia.

[5] Extra $500,000 payout

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