Statement from SBS on the passing of Helen Kellie

Thursday, 4 January 2018

Statement from SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid on the passing of Helen Kellie

Our much-loved colleague and one of the most remarkable people I’ve had the privilege of working with, Helen Kellie, passed away just before Christmas from an incurable cancer.
 
Our thoughts and prayers have, and continue to be, with Helen’s family during this incredibly heartbreaking and difficult time.
 
Helen migrated to Australia from the United Kingdom with her family in late 2012 to join SBS as our Director of Marketing because she believed wholly in what SBS stands for. In mid 2014, Helen was promoted to the new role of Chief Content Officer, a role she excelled at, with unrivalled passion and energy.

To say that we will miss Helen does not go any way to doing justice to the impact she had on many of us as individuals and on the organisation we are today. Helen was a true leader, innovator and creative who shared her skills and knowledge with all she worked with, and a generous and inspiring colleague, friend and mentor to many. The SBS family is mourning her passing.

(Read the PDF here)