Sam Chisholm

Who is Sam Chisholm?

Sam Chisholm AO is a media executive born in New Zealand. He was a significant figure in Australian media. He ran Kerry Packer's Nine Network for a significant period during the 1980s before moving to the UK to work for Packer's rival Rupert Murdoch in rescuing the newly established BSkyB from financial problems after the merger of Sky and British Satellite Broadcasting. In 2005 he returned to Australia as acting chief executive of Packer's Nine Network after having received a double lung transplant.

Chisholm is currently the Chief Executive and Managing Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group and Chairman of Sky News.