Chair of REA Group Chair of Magellan Financial Group Chair of ARN Media
Known for
Network 10 CEO Executive vice president, Office of the Chairman, News Corporation Chair of Young & Rubicam Chairman Rugby Australia
Hamish McLennan (born 13 June 1966) is an Australian businessman who chairs several large, listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is chair of REA Group,[1] a multibillion-dollar global digital advertising real estate company operated by News Corporation. He is the chairman of Magellan Financial Group,[2] a globally focused equity fund. He is additionally the Chairman of ARN Media.[3] He is a director at Claim Central Consolidated, a global claims business.[4] From May 2020 until November 2023, McLennan served as chairman of Rugby Australia.[5][6]
McLennan was previously executive vice president, Office of the chairman, News Corporation. Before this he was chair of Young & Rubicam, the largest division of Y&R Brands, owned by WPP, the world's largest marketing and advertising services group. Former corporate roles also include chief executive officer and managing director of free-to-air television network Ten Network Holdings.[7]
^"Our People and Story". Rea Group. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^Grieve, Charlotte (17 February 2022). "Magellan 'more than just Hamish', says new chair". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^"Hamish McLennan confirmed as Here, There & Everywhere chairman". Australian Financial Review. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^"Claim Central Consolidated – Claims Made Easy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
^"Rugby Australia appoints Hamish McLennan as new chairman". The Guardian. 15 May 2020.
^"Rugby Australia chief sacked after emergency meeting as year of chaos worsens". Fox Sports Australia. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^"Hamish McLennan Steps Down as CEO, Chairman of Australian Broadcaster Ten". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
HamishMcLennan (born 13 June 1966) is an Australian businessman who chairs several large, listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange. He...
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Chairman, with James Warburton as the company's CEO. On 26 March 2014 HamishMcLennan was appointed Executive Chairman after becoming Chief Executive Officer...
Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2015. "Ten names Paul Anderson as CEO as HamishMcLennan exits - AdNews". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved...
chain Guzman y Gomez (11% shareholding). MFG was co-founded in 2006 by Hamish Douglass and Chris Mackay off the back of careers in investment banking...
one scene in "In the Cold Dark Ground" when he attends Wee Hamish Mowat's funeral. McLennan is a known gangster from Edinburgh who runs drugs, racketeering...
1.3 million viewers across all platforms. Rugby Australia Chairman HamishMcLennan hailed it as a turning point for the sport.[citation needed] 2023 figures...
respectable 50,000 viewers by April 2014. These ratings caused 10 CEO HamishMcLennan to state that the show is "performing well" and subsequently was not...
Ltd, an investment bank later purchased by ANZ Bank and Lendlease HamishMcLennan – current Chairman of Magellan Financial Group and REA Group, Former...
Light Here, Tintype Gallery 1986 Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, with HamishMcLennan 1997 Harriet Green Gallery, London, with John Crossley 2004 Tunnel...
Geological Society. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-86239-245-8. Armstrong 1991. Taylor & McLennan 2009. Condie 2002. "World's oldest ocean crust dates back to ancient supercontinent"...
Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020. McLennan, Cindy (28 March 2017). "Manhunt: Unabomber: Scripted Discovery Series...
Màiri McAllan, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform Christina McKelvie, Minister for Equalities and Older People Paul McLennan, MSP for...
walk' on violence". Fox Sports. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024. McLachlan, Hamish (27 March 2016). "Jimmy Bartel speaks out about the domestic violence...