Claire M. Gorman

Claire M Gorman was appointed Head of ABC International in 2021, and since then, she has driven the ABC’s mission, strategy, and execution to re-engage and amplify its international remit with a particular focus on the Pacific region.  Claire joined the ABC in 2002 and since then, she has held variety of roles across Radio, TV, Corporate Affairs, Editorial Policies and in the Commercial Division. She has extensive experience managing and promoting editorial standards and excellence across multiplatform content in news and current affairs, factual and documentary, fiction, sport, lifestyle, and music. Claire began her career working in development assistance with the Australian Government’s international development agency, AusAID. Before joining the ABC, she also worked in human rights research. She is currently the Chair of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union’s Programme Committee and Programme Bureau and sits on the Administrative Council (Board) of the ABU as the ABC’s representative.