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1987
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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 ...
Lorraine Heggessey is the first female controller of BBC 1, who led the channel to become the most popular in Britain. She also founded talkbackThames, Boom Pictures and Two Four Group, and worked with the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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. When she became the controller of the BBC1 television channel in 2000, Lorraine Heggessey (born 1956) became the first woman to hold that executive position at the flagship television station of the venerable British Broadcasting Corporation.
An incredible business leader. A Captivating speaker. Book Now. With senior roles across the private & public sectors, Lorraine is well placed to speak about the challenges faced by businesses & their leaders now.
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Lorraine Heggessey is a former Controller of BBC One and CEO of talkbackThames, producer of X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and The Apprentice. She is Chair of The Grierson Trust and an advisor to Channel 4's Growth Fund.
