SBS statement regarding SBS Chairman Nihal Gupta
Wednesday 10 February 2016
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) Chairman Nihal Gupta will step down from today due to personal family reasons.
Mr Gupta said: “It has been a privilege to Chair SBS and I wish the organisation all the best for the future.”
Mr Gupta has served as Chairman of the SBS Board of Directors since October 2014. The Board comprises non-executive directors, Dr Bulent Hass Dellal AO (Deputy Chair), Michael Ebeid (Managing Director), Peeyush Gupta, Patricia Azarias, Jacqueline Hey, Daryl Karp, Dorothy West and William Lenehan.
On behalf of the SBS Board, Deputy Chair Dr Dellal said: “The SBS Board understands and fully respects Mr Gupta’s decision.
“We thank Mr Gupta for his valuable contribution to SBS and wish him well.”
The SBS Board of Directors is appointed by the Australian Government. SBS Deputy Chair Dr Dellal will act as Chairman until the Government undertakes a process to appoint a new Chair.
ENDS