Max Uechtritz, Director of News and Current Affairs at Australia’s Nine Network, has resigned from his post.
Uechtritz’s resignation comes after the departure of deputy chairman David Gyngell and the appointment of Sam Chisholm as Executive Director of Television at Nine’s parent company, PBL.
Uechtritz joined Nine 13 months ago, after 18 years at the ABC, most recently as the Corporations Director of News and Current Affairs. Citing personal reasons for his departure, Uechtritz’s next career move is unknown at present.