Dee Forbes
Dee Forbes | |
|---|---|
 Dee Forbes in 2015 | |
| Director-General of RTÉ | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Noel Curran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deirdre Anne Forbes 1 February 1967 Drimoleague, Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | Official Twitter |
Deirdre Anne "Dee" Forbes (born 1 February 1967) has been the Director-General of RTÉ since April 2016.[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.[5] Forbes attended national school in the village, before going to boarding school in Clonakilty. She then went on to study history and politics at University College Dublin.[6] Soon after graduating from UCD, she moved to the UK in 1989, beginning her career with advertising agency Young and Rubicam.[7]
References[]
- ^ ltd, company check. "MS DEE FORBES director information. Free director information. Director id :directorId". Company Check. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Drimoleague's Dee Forbes gets RTÉ's top job". The Southern Star.
- ^ AdWorld (2016-04-01). "Dee Forbes Appointed Director General of RTÉ". AdWorld.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Discovery Sweden gets new boss". C21media.
- ^ "The Punt: Bids in for Project Abbey - Independent.ie".
- ^ Profile Dee Forbes A Hard Old Station, Sunday Business Post, 29 September 2019
- ^ "Dee Forbes: Cork woman with impressive track record takes the top job in Irish media". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Directors-General of RTÉ
- Irish women in business