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Chief Operating Officer
Richard Freudenstein
Contact Information

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NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Richard Freudenstein Chief Operating Officer
Dev Raval Group Head
Judith Strange Head of Operational Training
Julie Arkell Presenter

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Allan L. Leighton Board of Directors
Gail Rebuck Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Rts-Always-On Coo, Bskyb Current
Bskyb Ltd Chief Operating Officer Current
Rea Group Board of Directors Current
Foxtel Former
English National Ballet Director Former

Organization Position Status
The Hr Directors Business Group Head of Reward at Bskyb Current
Bskyb Ltd Group Head Current

Judith has extensive senior corporate experience in HR, Development and OD. She has run large-scale strategic change projects in-house, as a consultant and as an interim Learning and Development Director at Energis and Head of Operational Training at BskyB. She has extensive knowledge of the Financial Sector having worked for Friends Provident, Scottish Amicable and Prudential. At Prudential she was one of the original HR Business Partner team when they implemented a Business Partner model in 2000. Starting off in Sales and having had a period in Corporate Projects Judith brings a highly commercial focus to partnering and is passionate about developing HR teams to increase their credibility with the business areas and be a truly influential Business Partner. Judith has been involved in HR Business Partnering for 5 years and many organisations have found her insights and support invaluable when implementing Partnering, reviewing their HR strategy and developing their Partnering teams. She has spearheaded develop uk's work in developing Partners' influencing ability, bringing in key skills from her sales background.

Organization Position Status
Energis LLC Interim Learning and Development Director Current
Energis LLC Consultant Current
Bskyb Ltd Head of Operational Training Current
Hr Business Partnering Director Current

Julie is a regular presenter for BskyB in particular The Great Grape Show, A Question of Taste, The Weekend Wine Show, Getaway and Gourmet Guides and has appeared on BBC1 (The Great Escape), BBC2 (Gluck! Gluck! Gluck!), Open House With Gloria Hunniford (Channel 5), BBC News 24 and BBC World Service Television News. She has also guested on BBC Radio 2 with Paul Heiney and John Dunn, BBC Radio 4 s You and Yours and on Radio Five Live in addition to stints on local radio. A regular wine speaker for Sainsbury s and Sainsbury s Magazine s Gourmet Club, Julie adopts a no-nonsense, fun approach to wine tastings favourite topics include Best Buys From the Supermarket and the High Street... this, after all, is what most people want to learn more about in Julie's wide experience. However, she is quite willing and able to tackle any wine subject, tailoring her presentation to suit any audience. Instrumental in designing the Passport To Wine & Food weekends for CenterParcs, Julie is available as an expert consultant. She also offers a popular, specialized wine tasting package for corporate bodies who are looking for something different to entertain clients or employees. In her spare time Julie is studying for the Master of Wine exams she was awarded a Brown Brothers scholarship and helps her husband run The White Hart Inn in Cross, Somerset. Speakers-uk.com are the UK?s pre-eminent source for motivational speakers for all occasions. On engaging a motivational speaker, or business speaker or keynote speakers, you will receive a full briefing pack with some key information and advice on making sure your occasion really is memorable. Just some of the refreshing differences about Speakers-UK.com that causes our clients to return to us for all their speaking needs and thus allows us to deliver an even better service to them year in year out.

Organization Position Status
Bskyb Ltd Presenter Current
Speakers Uk Current

Organization Position Status
Financial Share Report Current
Noble Khan Limited Current
Royal Mail Group Ltd Chairman Current
George Weston Limited Deputy Chairman Current
Svp Alliance Members and Associates Board of Directors Current
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Board of Directors Current
Bskyb Ltd Board of Directors Current
Sky Broadcasting Limited Board of Directors Current
Asda Chief Executive Former
Asda Group Marketing Director Former
Asda Stores Limited Group Marketing Director Former
Bhs Ltd. Chairman Former

Gail Rebuck was appointed as a Director of the Company on 8 November 2002. Ms Rebuck is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Random House Group Limited (''Random House''), one of the UK's leading trade publishing companies. In 1982, Ms Rebuck became a founder Director of Century Publishing (''Century''). Century merged with Hutchinson in 1985 and in 1989 Century Hutchinson was acquired by Random House Inc. In 1991, Ms Rebuck was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of Random House. Ms Rebuck was a Trustee of the Institute for Public Policy Research from 1993 to 2003 and was for three years a member of the Government's Creative Industries Task Force. Ms Rebuck is on the Board of The Work Foundation, a member of the Court of the University of Sussex, on the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Judge Institute, and the Council of the Royal College of Art. Ms Rebuck was awarded a CBE in the 2000 New Year's Honours List.

Organization Position Status
The Random House Group, Ltd. Chief Executive Current
The Campaign for Leadership Chairman and Chief Executive of the Random House Group Current
The Random House Group, Ltd. Chairman Current
Bskyb Ltd Board of Directors Current
The Work Foundation Board of Directors Current
Financial Share Report Board of Directors Current
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Board of Directors Current
Svp Alliance Members and Associates Board of Directors Current
Sky Broadcasting Limited Board of Directors Current
Rafferty Co Board of Directors Current
The Work Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive of the Random House Group Former
Century Publishing Company Director Former