SYDNEY, Australia — Ollie Wards will soon depart from TikTok, where he has served as director of music for Australia and NZ since August 2020.

“After an awesome 5.5 years, soon I’m hanging up my headphones at TikTok,” he writes on LinkedIn.

A triple j stalwart, Wards joined TikTok as its first director of music for ANZ, based in Sydney, with responsibilities for driving its music strategy, and overseeing emerging and established artists and their role within the short–video streamer’s creator community.

Prior to that, he served in several positions with triple j, the state-funded national youth broadcaster, including breakfast show producer, program director and, later as network head.

Despite the recording industry‘s well-reported issues with TikTok, Wards is well-liked in the music b

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