Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years’ experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing, communications and commercial roles, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.

Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.

Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.

TVNZ is New Zealand’s national, commercially funded broadcaster & streaming business. Each day, TVNZ reaches two million Kiwis through online streaming platform TVNZ+, and broadcast channels TVNZ 1, 2, DUKE. Leading news site 1news.co.nz and socially driven online news brand Re: connect audiences to the important issues throughout the day, however they choose to engage.