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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 in 2010 as Head of the UK/Ireland operation and progressively grew her responsibilities to eventually lead the Northern Europe region, which included 18 markets and territories and 27 channels, both free-to-air and subscription, which broadcast to over 276 million households across Northern Europe each month. Before joining Discovery, Dee Forbes led Turner Broadcasting’s business in the UK and Ireland, which consisted of seven entertainment channels, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and TCM. She spent several years working at Turner in a variety of commercial roles including General Manager for the Nordic/Central and Eastern Europe and EMEA regions and Head of Advertising Sales for Europe. Dee is a former non-executive director of the board of The Irish Times and currently sits on the board of Munster Rugby. A native of Drimoleague in west Cork, Dee is a graduate of UCD where she studied history and politics. Responsibilities and Duties: The Director General is the most senior executive post in the RTÉ organisational structure. As well as being the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief the Director General represents RTÉ both nationally and internationally.
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Ceapadh Dee Forbes ina Príomh-Stiúrthóir ar RTÉ le héifeacht ón 11 Iúil 2016. Sular tháinig sí i mbun oibre le RTÉ, bhí Dee lonnaithe i Londain, áit ar chaith sí níos mó ná 27 bliain ag obair do chraoltóirí agus don ghníomhaireacht fógraíochta Young and Rubicam. Ar an bpost deiridh acu sin, bhí sí ina hUachtarán agus ina Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta ar Discovery Networks Northern Europe. Thosaigh Dee ag obair le Discovery sa bhliain 2010 ina Ceannasaí ar ghnóthaí na Ríochta Aontaithe/na hÉireann agus chuir sí lena cuid freagrachtaí de réir a chéile go dtí go raibh sí i gceannas ar réigiún Thuaisceart na hEorpa ina raibh 18 margadh agus críoch agus 27 gcainéal, bealaí saor ar an aer agus bealaí síntiúis araon, a bhí ag craoladh le breis is 276 milliún líon tí ar fud Thuaisceart na hEorpa gach mí. Sula ndeachaigh sí le Discovery, bhí Dee i mbun ghnó Turner Broadcasting sa Ríocht Aontaithe agus in Éirinn, lenar bhain seacht gcainéal siamsaíochta, ina measc Cartoon Network, Boomerang agus TCM. Chaith sí roinnt blianta ag fónamh i róil éagsúla tráchtála le Turner, ina measc Bainisteoir Ginearálta ar réigiún Nordach/Lár agus Oirthear na hEorpa agus na réigiúin EMEA, agus Ceannasaí ar Dhíolachán Fógraíochta san Eoraip. Bhí Dee ina stiúrthóir neamhfheidhmiúcháin ar bhord The Irish Times tráth agus tá sí ar bhord Munster Rugby faoi láthair. I nDrom Dhá Liag in iarthar Chorcaí a rugadh Dee agus bhain sí céim sa stair agus sa pholaitíocht amach i UCD.Cúraimí agus Dualgais: Is é post an Phríomh-Stiúrthóra an post feidhmiúcháin is sinsearaí i gcóras eagrúcháin RTÉ. Chomh maith le feidhmiú mar Phríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin agus mar Phríomheagarthóir ag an eagraíocht, déanann an Príomh-Stiúrthóir ionadaíocht freisin thar ceann RTÉ go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta