Revered industry veteran Mike Lattin has announced his departure from Australia based international broadcaster GlobeCast, having served nine years as CEO.

 

The company thanked Mr Lattin for his dedicated service and has appointed Simon Farnsworth as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Farnsworth has worked for ten years with the GlobeCast Group, most recently as Global Head of the GlobeCast Group's Broadcast Contribution services.

 

"Mike has led GlobeCast Australia over the last 9 years to become the leading broadcast services provider covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands with a relentless focus on our customers that will continue. Mike is a legend," GlobeCast's Chairman Peter Cosgrove said.

 

Mr Lattin will continue his work with the company in an advisory role.

 

 "I am delighted to continue with GlobeCast Australia in my new capacity and to assist Simon and his team. He is a talented executive with a talented team delivering at the leading-edge of global broadcasting," Mr Lattin said.

 

Mr Lattin has held senior management and programming roles at each of Australia's commercial TV networks, held similar roles internationally, and was Head of the Optus Television subscription TV platform. He is a former Chairman of ASTRA, the subscription television industry group. In 2001 he became a Director and CEO of MediaSat which later merged with GlobeCast Australia. Mr Lattin was appointed CEO of the newly merged company in 2003.