Mr Chris Nolan
Chris Nolan joined Starcom in 2005 in Melbourne as Managing Director and in 2009 was elevated to CEO across the national Starcom MediaVest network.
Chris Nolan’s purpose was to leverage the disruptive forces of consumers and markets to drive sustained, competitive advantage for Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) clients, where his focus was driving operational excellence to maintain SMG’s market leadership position in Australia.
Chris was recently appointed COO Publicis Media, leading operations across the four brands within the Publicis Media portfolio; Starcom, Mediavest, Zenith and Blue449/Match. With 25 Years’ experience in the media industry, across a broad portfolio of advertisers; Chris has extensive experience in leadership roles across planning, investment, digital, commercial and sales.
He held senior management and leadership positions, including Managing Partner of Mitchell Media and Director of Stadia Media.
Chris has a Bachelor of Science and Masters in Marketing from Monash University. Chris has experience across a broad portfolio of advertisers including ANZ Banking Group, Suncorp, General Motors, Mars, Lion, Snooze and Nike.
He is a Director of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and on the Board of The Alfred Foundation and the Western Bulldogs.