RTÉ Executive Board

Dee Forbes is Director-General, RTÉ, a role she officially took up on Monday 11th July, 2016. Prior to taking up her role at RTÉ, Dee Forbes was based in London and over 27 years, worked for broadcasters and advertising agency Young and Rubicam. Most recently she was President & Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe. Dee joined Discovery […]

Richard joined RTÉ in January 2020. He has been appointed a director of RTÉ Commercial  Enterprises DAC and of RTÉ Transmission Network DAC. Prior to joining RTÉ, Richard spent 13 years in the retail sector where, in addition to gaining wide financial and operational experience, he lead a number of major turnaround and transformation programmes. Most recently he served as Director of […]

Jim Jennings was appointed Managing Director of RTÉ Radio in November 2013. Previously, Jim was Head of RTÉ Radio 1. He joined RTÉ Radio 1 in 1985, working first in features and current affairs on programmes such as Today at Five and The Pat Kenny Show. In 1989, he moved to RTÉ television, where he […]

Deirdre McCarthy was appointed Managing Director, RTÉ News & Current Affairs in December 2002 following a public competition. Deirdre is the first women appointed to this position. Deirdre was appointed as interim Managing Director following the departure of Jon Williams earlier in the year and led the coverage of national and international events including the […]

Richard Waghorn joined RTÉ in February 2012 as Chief Technology Officer(CTO). Prior to this role he had been CTO with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and was responsible for leading the broadcaster’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television. Richard completed an MBA at Henley Management College in Reading, England, and holds a First Class […]

Geraldine O’Leary, a Psychology graduate from University College Cork, has worked in the advertising industry since graduation. Agencies she has worked with include Brian Cronin and Associates, DDFH&B, Saatchi & Saatchi and Zenith Media. Geraldine joined RTÉ in 1997 as Manager Television Sales and was promoted to Director Sales and Marketing in 1999. In 2003, […]

Adrian Lynch was previously Channel Controller for RTÉ One and RTÉ2 and in that capacity, launched ambitious new schedules for the services. Adrian has been with RTÉ since the end of 2014 and is formerly Managing Director of one of Ireland’s most successful independent television production companies, Animo Television. As Channel Controller of RTÉ One […]

Eimear joined RTÉ in April 2017. Eimear brought with her a broad range of experience at senior levels across a range of organisations and, having led many transformation projects, brings significant experience in the area of Human Resources. Most recently Eimear has worked as UK and Ireland Head of Human Resources with Ericsson.

Rory has been with RTÉ since 2007 in a variety of roles. Since 2011, as Strategic Advisor to the Director-General, Rory has been at the centre of strategic planning for the organisation. As Director of Strategy, he will lead a new strategy function encompassing corporate strategy, new ventures and innovation, public affairs, and strategic risk management. […]