Bastion Transform appoints Jenni Ryall as Group Director

Bastion Transform has appointed Jenni Ryall to the newly-created role of Group Director, Business Development and Strategy. Jenni joins from Meta where, in Strategic Partnerships for News, Jenni played a key role in driving the multi-million-dollar investments into media companies across ANZ, including the $15M Meta News Fund with the Walkley Foundation and the New Zealand investment strategy.

Jenni joins Bastion Transform with over 15 years' industry experience in tech, news media and content strategy. Formerly at Meta in Strategic Partnerships for News, Jenni played a key role in driving the multi-million-dollar investments into media companies across ANZ, including the $15M Meta News Fund with the Walkley Foundation and the New Zealand investment strategy.

As VP Digital Content at the US local broadcaster TEGNA, Jenni oversaw 47 digital newsrooms and more than 3,000 journalists, and led strategies for digital transformation, audience acquisition and technology innovation. As VP Content Strategy at Mashable in New York, Jenni was responsible for building and launching innovative projects to drive growth of new audiences and revenue, including Mashable's e-commerce brand and the first-in-market vertical video product.

'I'm excited Jenni Ryall has agreed to write the next chapter of her illustrious career with the growing Bastion Transform team. Jen's experience and expertise with newsrooms, publishers and platforms is a breakthrough appointment. As another wave of major change approaches, the Asia Pacific region needs a specialist service focused on purpose-led transformation and building successful future business. Our outstanding team is proud Jen is joining us in this new senior leadership role."

"I'm absolutely thrilled to join Gaven Morris and the brilliant team at Bastion Transform at a crucial time for businesses working at the intersection of technology, media, and content. With the explosion of AI into the mainstream, the rise of new formats for younger generations and the growth of new revenue models utilising content, it's an important moment to extend the innovative future of content and media with Bastion Transform," said Jenni.