Dana Strong

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Dana Strong is an American business executive, and the CEO of Sky Group, a British media and telecommunications conglomerate. Previously, Strong was president of consumer services at Comcast Cable and held various roles at Liberty Global.

Early life[]

Born in Ohio,[1] Strong holds a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in history from the College of Arts & Sciences.[2]

Career[]

Strong joined Australian telecommunications firm Austar in 1999 and was appointed chief operating officer in 2002.[3]

In January 2011, it was announced that Strong was to join UPC Ireland as CEO from May 2011.[4]

Strong joined Virgin Media as COO in June 2013,[5] and moved on to parent company Liberty Global as a senior vice-president and chief transformation officer in January 2015.[6]

Strong joined Comcast Cable in January 2018 as president of consumer services.[7][8]

Strong succeeded Jeremy Darroch as chief executive of Sky in January 2021.[9][10][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Slattery, Laura (6 January 2021). "Dana Strong appointed chief executive of Sky". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Dana Strong". Women in Cable Telecommunications. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Dana Strong appointed CEO of UPC Ireland". Irish Film and Television Network. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "UPC Ireland appoints new CEO". Silicon Republic. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (4 June 2013). "John Malone's Liberty Global Names Dana Strong COO of Virgin Media". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (21 January 2015). "Virgin Media COO Dana Strong to leave after 18 months". Campaign Live. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (26 January 2018). "Comcast Hires Dana Strong as President, Consumer Services". Multichannel News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ Fernandez, Bob (1 February 2018). "Comcast hires top European exec for cable division". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ King, Ian (6 January 2021). "Sky's chief executive Jeremy Darroch to step down". Sky News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. ^ Kanter, Jake (6 January 2021). "Sky's Longtime CEO Jeremy Darroch Steps Down; Comcast Installs Dana Strong To Run European Pay-TV Giant". Deadline. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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