The Board of Screen Producers Ireland has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Barbara Galavan. Barbara replaces Sean Stokes who is leaving to head up Sports and Media Rights International Ltd a company providing advice and solutions for sports and media rights consumers. Barbara comes to Spi with considerable experience in the entertainment business. During the course of her career she has been a director of U2's management company, Principle Management and a director of McGuinness/Whelan Music Publishing, the company controlling the music rights to Riverdance. She served on the Irish Government Task Force for the music industry and was vice chairman of the Irish Music Rights Organisation. She was awarded an Esb media award for best sports broadcast for her independent production of a 90 minute documentary on Irish hurling legend DJ Carey for the Rte True Lives series and was the industry expert judge on...
- 8/25/2010
- IFTN
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