Prime Media Group Limited announced the cessation of Mr. John Kenneth Hartigan as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Prime Media Group following the Scheme vote on the proposed merger of Prime and Seven West Media. Prime Non-executive director Mr. Peter Macourt will act as interim Chairman while Prime's Nomination & Remuneration Committee leads a process to ensure the best available candidates are considered. Mr. Macourt is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He joined Prime in 2014 and was until recently Chairman of Sky Network Television Limited and Virtus Health Limited. He is also a former director of FOXTEL and Independent Newspapers Limited and a former director and chief operating officer of News Limited.