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Lorraine Sylvia Heggessey (born 16 November 1956) is a British television producer and executive. From 2000 until 2005, she was the first woman to be Controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has also served as the Chief Executive of the production company Talkback Thames.
Lorraine Heggessey is a trailblazing business leader, who has driven success and transformation in a range of high-profile roles in the public, private and third sector. Her successful and varied career has spanned such prestigious roles as: the first female controller of BBC 1, CEO of independent production company talkbackThames, Founder ...
Find out how Lorraine went from being the first female controller of BBC1 to working with Prince William and Prince Harry at the Royal Foundation.
Jul 9, 2020 · Lorraine Heggessey has had some of the biggest jobs in broadcasting – head of Children’s BBC, controller of BBC1 (the first woman to do so) and chief executive of Talkback Thames. Now a media consultant, public speaker and advisor to Channel 4, she left the media world in 2017; and spent two years working for the Duke and Duchess of ...
Lorraine Heggessey is a trailblazing business leader, speaker and innovator. Book her for inspirational and insightful speaking engagements.
Lorraine Heggessey, the first woman to run BBC One, talks to media consultant Donna Taberer about the barriers she had to overcome in her trailblazing career...
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Lorraine Heggessey is the independent advisor to Channel 4’s Growth Fund and Chair of The Grierson Trust. Through her creative consultancy work, she advises companies and individuals on their development and programming strategies.
