Executive Team

Eric Beecher (Chairman)

Former editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and editor in chief of the Herald and Weekly Times newspaper group. Founder and CEO of the Text Media Group, he is currently co-owner of Crikey, Smart Company, Eureka Report and a founder of Business Spectator.

Alan Kohler

Former editor of The Australian Financial Review and The Age, former business editor of ABC TV’s 7.30 Report, former Chanticleer columnist for The Australian Financial Review and a former columnist for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is currently finance presenter on ABC Television News, host of Inside Business on ABC TV, publisher and founder of Eureka Report and Business Spectator.

Tony Faure

Former CEO of ninemsn, Tony also launched Yahoo in Australia and New Zealand. Tony is an investor in digital media and marketing companies, and Chairman of MyTickets. He also launched Homescreen Entertainment, which he later sold to Quickflix.

Diana Gribble

Publisher of Crikey, director of SmartCompany, former director of The Text Media Group, Lonely Planet, the ABC, Care Australia, the Australia Council, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Major Events Company, Circus Australia and McPhee Gribble Publishers.

Amanda Gome

Founder and publisher of SmartCompany.com.au. Previously Amanda had been an editor and senior writer at BRW magazine where she founded and edited the Fast 100 list and the Emerging Companies section. She is also an adjunct Professor of Business at RMIT University, lectures students in entrepreneurship and regularly comments on business.

Oliver Hinton

After completing his degree in Economics, Oliver began his career in the world of Advertising. Oliver has worked in the Australian Media marketplace for over 12 years, and specialised in Online Marketing for the past 8 years. He has held senior executive and senior management roles at Yellow Pages, CitySearch (formerly of Fairfax Digital), and most recently at REA Group (realestate.com.au).