Ad Standards, Australia’s advertising complaints handling body, has announced that Richard Bean will step down from his role as Executive Director at the end of September.
Chair of the AANA, Mr Martin Brown, paid tribute to Richard’s leadership and expressed appreciation for his contributions.
“On behalf of the AANA Board, I would like to thank Richard for his dedication and professionalism. Richard has been an exceptional leader of Ad Standards, lifting trust and transparency in our world class advertising self-regulatory system,” Mr Brown said.
“In particular, his work to develop the Community Panel that independently reviews all advertising complaints has significantly strengthened the way it represents the Australian community.
“Richard has strengthened Ad Standards both locally and internationally. As well as a strong focus on developing the capability and leadership of the Canberra-based Ad Standards team, Richard has represented the Australian industry on the Executive Committee of the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS).”
Rachel Tunney, Ad Standards Communications Manager, will be the lead point of contact for all enquiries during the recruitment process for Richard Bean’s replacement.
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