Dana Strong

Dana Strong is an American business executive, and the CEO of Sky Group, a British media and telecommunications conglomerate. Previously, Strong was president of consumer services at Comcast Cable and held various roles at Liberty Global.

Early life

Born in Ohio,[1] Strong holds a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in history from the College of Arts & Sciences.[2]

Career

Strong joined Australian telecommunications firm Austar in 1999 and was appointed chief operating officer in 2002.[3]

In January 2011, it was announced that Strong was to join UPC Ireland as CEO from May 2011.[4]

Strong joined Virgin Media as COO in June 2013,[5] and moved on to parent company Liberty Global as a senior vice-president and chief transformation officer in January 2015.[6]

Strong joined Comcast Cable in January 2018 as president of consumer services.[7][8]

Strong succeeded Jeremy Darroch as chief executive of Sky in January 2021.[9][10][1]

References
  1. Slattery, Laura (6 January 2021). "Dana Strong appointed chief executive of Sky". The Irish Times.
  2. "Dana Strong". Women in Cable Telecommunications. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. "Dana Strong appointed CEO of UPC Ireland". Irish Film and Television Network. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "UPC Ireland appoints new CEO". Silicon Republic. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Szalai, Georg (4 June 2013). "John Malone's Liberty Global Names Dana Strong COO of Virgin Media". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Farey-Jones, Daniel (21 January 2015). "Virgin Media COO Dana Strong to leave after 18 months". Campaign Live. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. Baumgartner, Jeff (26 January 2018). "Comcast Hires Dana Strong as President, Consumer Services". Multichannel News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. Fernandez, Bob (1 February 2018). "Comcast hires top European exec for cable division". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. King, Ian (6 January 2021). "Sky's chief executive Jeremy Darroch to step down". Sky News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. Kanter, Jake (6 January 2021). "Sky's Longtime CEO Jeremy Darroch Steps Down; Comcast Installs Dana Strong To Run European Pay-TV Giant". Deadline. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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