RTÉ Executive Board
The RTÉ Executive Board, despite its name, is not a board of directors, but rather is a committee composed of the senior management of the Irish public service broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, responsible for the day-to-day running of the broadcaster.
The Executive Board reports to the RTÉ Board through the Director General.
Composition
The Executive Board is chaired by the Director-General of RTÉ.
The Board is made up of the Managing Directors of Television, Radio, News & Current Affairs, and Corporate Development, the Chief Digital Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Group Commercial Director.
The Director General is appointed by the RTÉ Board, with the consent of the government and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,[1] while the other board members are appointed by the Director-General. Currently the members of the Executive Board are:[2]
In October 2017 a new Executive board will be put in place [3] the new board dropped the Director of TV and the Director of Radio, replacing them with the Director of Content and the Director of Audience, Channels and Marketing.
Position | Officer Holder |
---|---|
Director General | Dee Forbes |
Director of Content | Jim Jennings |
Director of Audience, Channels & Marketing | Adrian Lynch |
Director of News and Current Affairs | Jon Williams |
Director of Corporate Affairs | Brian Dalton |
Director of Human Resources | Eimear Cusack |
Director of Transformation and Technology | Richard Waghorn |
Chief Financial Officer | Breda O'Keeffe |
Director of Commercial | Willie O'Reilly |
Director of Operations and Production Services | Frances Abeton |
Mission to Prey
Following RTÉ's defamation of Father Kevin Reynolds in its "Mission to Prey" episode of Prime Time, RTÉ announced that Ed Mulhall, MD News, had "retired" on 3 April 2012.[4]
Notes
- 1.^ As of 18 April 2017.
References
- ↑ "RTÉ announces next Director-General - RTÉ Ten". Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "RTÉ Executive Board - About RTÉ". Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2017/0828/900512-appointments-complete-rte-executive-board/
- ↑ "RTÉ MD of News & Current Affairs Ed Mulhall retires, changes to current affairs announced". RTÉ News. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.