Dee Forbes

'''Dee Forbes''' (born February 1967) is the Director General of RTÉ.[1] [2] She is the first woman to hold the role, and the first external appointment in almost 50 years.[3] Prior to joining RTÉ, she was President & Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe.[4]

Personal life

Forbes comes from Drimoleague, County Cork, where her parents ran the East End bar, Forbes attended national school in the village before going to boarding school in Clonakilty. Soon after graduating from UCD, she moved to the UK in 1989, beginning her career with advertising agency Young and Rubicam.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ltd, company check. "MS DEE FORBES director information. Free director information. Director id :directorId". Company Check. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Southern Star". southernstar.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ AdWorld (2016-04-01). "Dee Forbes Appointed Director General of RTÉ". AdWorld.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Discovery Sweden gets new boss". C21media.net. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dee Forbes: Cork woman with impressive track record takes the top job in Irish media". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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