Our Board

Suzie Cardwell is the Chief Data, Product and Technology Officer across the Nine group, positively impacting consumer and commercial experiences, as well as identifying future opportunities.

An seasoned media executive of more than 20 years, Cardwell brings a wealth of consumer and commercial experience and expertise in media, digital and data to the role. With a proven track record in leading successful data-driven change programs, she has held prominent leadership roles in other large media organisations, including News Corp and Foxtel, prior to joining Nine.

Tobias Johnstone is the General Manager for Content & Growth at REA Group. Tobias brings 18 years experience spanning publishing, digital media and tech, with expertise in driving audiences, growing brands and delivering innovative commercial growth strategies.

At REA Group, Tobias leads passionate teams across content, marketing, media partnerships, economics and PR.

Andrew Brain is the Director, Data & Growth, at Seven West Media and responsible for shaping the data-driven audience and revenue growth strategies of 7plus. Andrew has 20 years of industry experience in leadership roles in digital media across publishing, out of home, radio and television.

Dean La Rosa is the general manager of commercial data at News Corp working to deepen the impact of content for advertisers through precision-targeted, real-time and real-world consumer insights. La Rosa spearheads News’ in-house data science capabilities.

La Rosa previously worked at the Seven Network as head of commercial data and programmatic, and before that at Nine Entertainment and Acxiom.

Danika is the Guardian’s director of commercial partnerships for Australia and New Zealand.Johnston is an accomplished media executive who has held leadership roles at Nova Entertainment, Mamamia, SBS and TikTok. Prior to joining the Guardian, Johnston was the Australian managing director of the UK-founded social media platform WeAre8

With 20+ years experience across media and tech, Caroline currently leads the go-to-market, strategy and sales specialist teams for YouTube and DV360 in AUNZ. Prior to this she led Google Australia’s FMCG ads business with her role focused on helping clients continue to build strong brands and engage their customers as consumer behaviour evolved. Caroline started her career in the UK in a start-up before moving to News UK where she led the Insight & Strategic Planning function.

Carolyn is the Head of Media at Facebook Australia where she is responsible for partnering with agencies to grow their businesses, achieve results for clients and help scale education across the Facebook family of apps. Carolyn was featured on the 2015, & 2020 B&T Women in Media Power List and won the B&T Women in Technology award in 2020.

Carolyn has had 15+ years in the digital space on three continents and multiple cities (Boston, San Francisco, Sydney, London and New York.) She is an active member of the Australian digital community, and as one of the founding members of the IAB Australia AdTech Council, she helps define policies and standards that benefit the greater industry as a whole. Bollaci works closely with leading brands and agencies in the region and has been involved with some of the most innovative digital advertising campaigns across Asia.

Nicho has spent fifteen years working across every side of the automotive and digital media ecosystem — from marketing roles inside OEMs, to agency-side client management, to a decade of progressive commercial leadership at carsales. Now leading the carsales Mediahouse team as Commercial Director, his focus is on the role first-party data and consumer intent can play in delivering better outcomes for advertisers and the broader industry. He brings that cross-discipline experience to the IAB board.

Kate leads Domain’s media buying team across brand, performance and customer media. With over 15 years of experience in the media industry across Australia and the UK, including more than 10 years at Domain – she brings expertise spanning marketplaces, financial services and media. Kate is passionate about digital media and its role in driving brand and audience growth.

Mitchell leads OpenX’s commercial operations across the Asia-Pacific region and brings over 15 years of experience in digital advertising and programmatic strategy. He has spearheaded major CTV and data initiatives in APAC, driving sustainable, privacy-forward advertising solutions. A member of the IAB Tech Council, Mitchell is passionate about mentoring emerging leaders and shaping the future of programmatic across the region. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Yahoo!7 and Bauer Media Group, where he built supply-side programmatic stacks and helped lead digital transformation efforts across the ecosystem.