Mark Scott is the current Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was previously the senior political adviser to former NSW Liberal education minister, Terry Metherell, and an editor-in-chief at Fairfax newspapers. Managing director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some other English speaking countries. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ...