Dana Strong

Dana Strong
BornJuly 1970
Ohio, US
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
TitleCEO of Sky Group

Dana Strong (born July 1970) is an American business executive, the CEO of Sky Group, a British media and telecommunications conglomerate. Previously, she was president of consumer services at Comcast Cable (now Xfinity) and held various roles at Liberty Global.[1] Strong became group chief executive of Sky in 2021.

Early life

Strong was born in Ohio in July 1970.[2] She earned 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.[3]

Career

Strong joined Australian telecommunications firm Austar in 1999, and was appointed chief operating officer in 2002.[4]

In January 2011, it was announced that Strong was to join UPC Ireland as CEO from May 2011.[5]

Strong joined Virgin Media as COO in June 2013,[6] and moved on to parent company Liberty Global as a senior vice-president and chief transformation officer in January 2015.[7] Strong joined Comcast Cable in January 2018 as president of consumer services.[8][9] Strong succeeded Jeremy Darroch as chief executive of Sky in January 2021.[10][11][2]

References

  1. ^ Dana, Strong. "Dana Strong". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Slattery, Laura (6 January 2021). "Dana Strong appointed chief executive of Sky". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Dana Strong". Women in Cable Telecommunications. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Dana Strong appointed CEO of UPC Ireland". Irish Film and Television Network. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "UPC Ireland appoints new CEO". Silicon Republic. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ Szalai, Georg (4 June 2013). "John Malone's Liberty Global Names Dana Strong COO of Virgin Media". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (21 January 2015). "Virgin Media COO Dana Strong to leave after 18 months". Campaign Live. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (26 January 2018). "Comcast Hires Dana Strong as President, Consumer Services". Multichannel News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ Fernandez, Bob (1 February 2018). "Comcast hires top European exec for cable division". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ King, Ian (6 January 2021). "Sky's chief executive Jeremy Darroch to step down". Sky News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  11. ^ 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.