Catherine West was appointed to the Board in May 2016 as an independent, Non-Executive Director and is the Chair of the People & Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee. She was appointed Deputy Chair in September 2023 and Chair of the Board in June 2024.

Ms West has more than 25 years of business and legal affairs experience in the media industry, both in Australia and the UK, including as Director of Legal – Content Commercial and Joint Ventures for Sky Plc in the UK. In this role, she was responsible for all of Sky’s content relationships, distribution, commercial activities and joint ventures.

Ms West has been a non-executive director since 2016 and in addition to Nine, serves on the Boards of ASX listed Monash IVF Group and Peter Warren Automotive. She is also Chair of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), a director of the NIDA Foundation Trust, and Chair of the Board of Governors of Wenona School.

Ms West is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney.