MediaWorks NZ have announced the appointment of Nagaja Sanatkumar as an Independent Director, following a Board appointment process conducted by SEQEL Partners.

Nagaja Sanatkumar has 22 years’ international executive and leadership experience, much of it in the USA at innovative commercial and technology organisations, notably Amazon and Expedia. Most recently she held the role of GM - Global Digital at Icebreaker as following her move to New Zealand in 2015. She is now a full-time Independent Director.

The position adds to the four board roles Nagaja already holds with Meridian Energy, New Zealand Post, Ultrafast Fibre and the Cawthron Institute.

She will join MediaWorks Board members Louise Bond, Jonas Mitzschke, Wayne Stevenson and Chairman Jack Matthews.

MediaWorks Chairman Jack Matthews says he’s delighted to welcome Nagaja Sanatkumar to the MediaWorks Board as an Independent Director. “Nagaja’s background in growing digital businesses will be hugely beneficial to the Board.”

Nagaja Sanatkumar says, “I am delighted to play a role in helping support the Board, CEO Cam Wallace and all MediaWorks staff to grow MediaWorks. 2021 is an exciting time for the company and I look forward to this chapter in shaping the company’s future.”