NEC ASX: Peter Costello resigns as Nine Entertainment chairman

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello has resigned as the chairman of Nine Entertainment after days of acrimony following an altercation with a journalist in Canberra Airport.

Mr Costello was appointed chairman in 2016. He will be succeeded by Catherine West, a former Sky executive in the United Kingdom and Nine’s current deputy chairman.

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