The new RTÉ Director General, Kevin Bankhurst, has announced big changes for the broadcaster in an email to staff this morning, to mark his first day on the job.
The new RTÉ Director General, Kevin Bankhurst, has announced big changes for the broadcaster in an email to staff this morning, to mark his first day on the job.
He has confirmed the disbandment of the Executive Board and it is set to be replaced with a temporary interim leadership team which will continue to run the organisation.Writing an email to staff, Bankhurst condemned the"shameful events" which have occurred over the last number of weeks, the reason for former Director General Dee Forbes stepping down.
He wrote: “I am standing down the Executive Board today. It will be replaced with a temporary interim leadership team to continue running the organisation. In due course, there will be a new permanent leadership team.
"In advance of that, I can confirm that RTÉ will publish the salaries of the Executive/permanent Interim Leadership Team along with the earnings of RTÉ’s 10 highest paid presenters in our annual report every year, starting with Annual Report 2023.”Advertisement He added: “For the above to happen, the culture in RTÉ needs change, from top to bottom. RTÉ needs to quickly and meaningfully evolve into an organisation that is focused on its people and the public we serve.
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