National Media, one of Australia’s fastest-growing exhibition organisers, has announced the appointment of Jono Whyman as Portfolio Director – Food, Beverage & Hospitality.
Whyman joins National Media from SXSW Sydney, where as Co-Managing Director he helped lead the strategy, delivery and growth of one of Australia’s most high-profile, multi-stream event platforms. He also brings deep exhibition experience from RX Australia (Reed Exhibitions), where he held senior event leadership roles across major Consumer and B2B portfolios.
National Media CEO, Brad Langton, said: “Jono is a major appointment for our business. He’s led at scale, built complex event platforms, and delivered strong commercial outcomes. As we continue expanding our Food, Beverage & Hospitality portfolio across events, content and digital services, Jono brings the leadership maturity and growth mindset to help accelerate the next phase.”
In his new role, Whyman’s remit spans National Media’s fast-growing Food & Hospitality platform, including Food & Hospitality Week (incorporating the Restaurant & Foodservice Show, Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Show, Café & Coffee Show and RESTECH), Food & Hospitality Queensland, online content hub Restaurant Business, and the company’s growing digital services offer supporting restaurant, foodservice and hospitality operators year-round.
Jono Whyman said: “I’ve spent my career working on events that bring industries together around things people are genuinely passionate about, food and hospitality is as good as it gets on that front. National Media’s Food, Beverage & Hospitality portfolio offers something genuinely different for this industry, and the opportunity to accelerate that and challenge the status quo with a year-round platform that really serves the market is one I couldn’t pass up.”
for more information about his portfolio, visit
- Food & Hospitality Week | https://fhweek.com.au/
- Food & Hospitality Queensland | https://foodandhospitality.com.au/
- Restaurant Business | https://www.restaurantbusiness.com.au/
