Spinoff CEO Duncan Greive steps down

Spinoff CEO Duncan Greive steps down
Duncan Greive. (NZME)
Daniel Dunkley
The Spinoff’s founder Duncan Greive has resigned as chief executive of the media group.The company’s figurehead has announced plans to step back from his leadership role to become a senior staff writer for the digital publication.Greive, who created The Spinoff in 2014, will hand the top job to Amber Easby, a co-founder of the group’s video production house Hex Work Productions.In an announcement this morning, Greive said he was keen to focus on writing instead of running a media company.There is no change to the group’s...

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