CEO
Paul Dovas
Paul was appointed CEO in August 2010. He previously was employed as the Director of Audit Services of the ABC and CAB since September 2008. Prior to this, he was a consultant to the industry bodies on the digital sphere. Paul has a 10 year history with the media industry with professional qualifications, extensive audit experience and unique knowledge of the ABC and CAB.
Director of Marketing & Communications
Heather Craven
Heather has held the post of Dir of Marketing & Comms since 2000. Prior to this, she was a Publisher with Reed Business Information, one of Australia’s largest business to business and specialist publishers and has over 20 years’ experience across the many facets of publishing in a range of senior roles.
Compliance Manager
Fabien Thoumazeau
Digital Services Manager
Alexx Cass
Alexx was appointed Digital Services Manager on the 20th of April 2009. Prior to this he was Business Development Director for Nielsen Online, and has more than 10 years experience working in the digital sphere, leading web analytics and audience measurement conversations, and is an experienced media and research professional.
Communications & Governance Officer
Jill Park
Marketing Officer
Ozren Vukelic
Office & Accounts Manager
Sue Pemberton
Audit Manager
Arry Kusnadi
ABC/CAB Auditors
Lisa Thomas CPA
Fanny Lee CPA
Audit and Database Support
Helen Dai
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ABA Launches Mobile Website to Help Protect Advertiser Dollars
The Audit Bureaux of Australia (ABA) has launched an innovative online tool that allows advertisers, media buyers and business owners to quickly check a publication’s audited circulation data, to help advertisers make safe and informed decisions when purchasing media ads.
Newspapers Embrace New Rules For Reporting Day-of-Week Sales
11 November 2011 -The Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun together with APN News & Media’s entire stable of regional daily newspapers are among the major newspapers that have begun voluntarily reporting their average sales numbers for each day of the week, the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) announced today.
CAB Elects Advertising Agency Representive To Lead New Board
7 October 2011 -The Circulations Audit Board (CAB) highlighted the importance of the protection of advertisers and media buyers with the return of an advertising agency representative as President at the CAB’s annual general meeting held in Sydney on Thursday October 6, 2011.
CAB Calls on Advertisers to ‘Count On Us’ in new Advertising Campaign
5 August 2011 - The Circulations Audit Board has launched its biggest-ever awareness campaign to promote the importance of audited media with the support of CAB members through the roll out of ads across over 800 CAB audited print publications in September.
CAB Conference Here to Stay
28 July 2011 - The Circulations Audit Board’s inaugural Accountability in Ad Spend conference brought together its community of media buyers, print and digital publishers to discuss sex, auditing and macarons with roaring success this month.
Australian Businesses Losing Millions Through Media Scams
11 July 2011 - Australian businesses are losing more than $29 million annually as a result of media scams, with small and medium businesses bearing the brunt of the losses. The Circulations Audit Board (CAB), who is hosting the upcoming Accountability in Ad Spend conference on 21 July, has identified the millions lost each month.
ABC Launches Landmark New Rules to Increase Transparency and Accuracy of Print Sales Data
1 July 2011 - The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has today launched significant new rules for the auditing and reporting of sales data for print publications, encompassing changes to deliver day-of-week reporting for newspapers, voluntary reporting for all publications and updates to the auditing and reporting of sales categories.
CAB Launches Major Review of Exhibition Auditing
27 June 2011 - The Circulations Audit Board (CAB) has launched the first major review of its exhibition audit rules and guidelines in more than six years, forming a committee of industry leaders to review the existing rules and bring them in line with current market needs.
