EXECUTIVE BOARD

	Cathal Goan Director-General Cathal was appointed Director-General of RTÉ with effect from October 2003. A graduate of UCD, he joined RTÉ in 1979 and held a variety of posts in RTÉ Radio and RTÉ Television before being appointed Editor, Irish Language Programming in 1990. Appointed Ceannasaí of Teilifís na Gaeilge in 1994, he oversaw the establishment of the channel, Ireland’s third national television service. In March 2000, he was appointed Director (and subsequently in 2003 Managing Director) of RTÉ Television and a member of the RTÉ Executive Board.
	Noel Curran Managing Director Television Noel was appointed Managing Director of RTÉ Television with effect from October 2003. A graduate in Communications from DCU, he held a variety of posts in the print media before joining RTÉ in 1992. He initially worked as a reporter, producer and editor in RTÉ Television and was later appointed as Editor of Current Affairs in the News and Current Affairs Division.
	Conor Hayes Chief Financial Officer Conor was appointed RTÉ’s Chief Financial Officer in October 2001 and also oversees RTÉNL (Network), Publishing IBD, Television Licence Monitoring, Group IT & Technology and Property & Services. He is Chairman of the Trustees of the RTÉ Superannuation Scheme. A Commerce graduate of UCD, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers in the UK. Prior to joining RTÉ he held a range of positions in commercial industry including: Deputy Chairman, Cara Treasury; Executive Director, Pleroma Group; Chief Executive, JetPhone; Chief Executive, Ryanair; Chief Financial Officer, Almarai Group; and Manager, SKC Corporate Finance.
	Adrian Moynes Managing Director Radio Adrian was appointed Director (and subsequently in 2003 Managing Director) of Radio with effect from September 2002. He also oversees the operation of the Performing Groups IBD. A graduate in English from Oxford University, he joined RTÉ in 1979, after a five-year teaching commitment at further and higher level. Within RTÉ, his posts included Producer, Editor of Young People’s Programmes and Head of Scheduling in Television. From 1997, he was a member of the Director-General’s Office, with reporting responsibility for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, the RTÉ Performing Groups, Freedom of Information and as the management representative on the Industrial Relations Tribunal.
	Edward Mulhall Managing Director News & Current Affairs Ed was appointed Director of News (and subsequently in 2003 Managing Director) with effect from 1997. A graduate in Economics and Politics from Trinity College Dublin, he joined RTÉ in 1979 as a Radio Producer in Current Affairs. Subsequently, he was the Assistant Head of Features and Current Affairs in Radio and the Programme Editor of Television News, editing the Six One and Nine O’Clock News programmes, and was appointed Managing Editor in the Newsroom Division in 1994.
	Bride Rosney Director of Communications Bride was appointed Director of Communications with effect from December 2001. She also oversees Group HR. A graduate in Science from UCD and Computer Practice from Trinity College Dublin, Bride joined RTÉ having previously worked as a teacher, school principal and latterly as a communications consultant in the spheres of new technologies and the arts. After over 20 years experience in education and educational research at both second and third levels, she was Special Adviser to Mary Robinson, in her capacity as President of Ireland and UNHCHR, for an eight-year period.