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]

Position Officer Holder
Director General Dee Forbes
MD Television Vacant
MD Radio Jim Jennings
MD News and Current Affairs John Williams
MD Corporate Development Brian Dalton
Chief Digital Officer Múirne Laffan
Chief Technology Officer Richard Waghorn
Chief Financial Officer Breda O'Keeffe
Group Commercial Director Willie O'Reilly

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.[3]

Notes

1.^ As of 18 April 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "RTÉ announces next Director-General - RTÉ Ten". Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ "RTÉ Executive Board - About RTÉ". Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "RTÉ MD of News & Current Affairs Ed Mulhall retires, changes to current affairs announced". RTÉ News. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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