Dawn Airey
Dawn Airey CBE | |
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| Born | Dawn Elizabeth Airey 15 December 1960 Preston, Lancashire, England |
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| Occupation | media executive |
| Employer | Channel 4 & Getty Images |
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| Title | non-executive director |
| Partner | Jacqueline Lawrence |
Dawn Elizabeth Airey CBE (born 15 November 1960) is a British media executive, sports administrator and independent company director.
She is the Chancellor of Edge Hill University, and chairs the Barclays FA Women's Super League and Championship board, the National Youth Theatre and the educational platform Digital Theatre+. Airey is a non-executive director of Channel 4, Getty Images, Grosvenor Estates and Blackbird.
She is best known for her tenure between 1996 and 2002 at Channel 5, as the inaugural Director of Programmes, and subsequently Chief Executive, and has held senior positions at ITV plc, Sky UK, Yahoo! and Getty Images.