Patrick McKenna (Ingenious Media)
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Patrick McKenna is the Chief Executive of UK media investment and advisory group Ingenious Media
, which he founded in 1998.
, taking up the posts of Chairman and Chief Executive from 1990 to 1997. He subsequently went on to found Ingenious Media
in 1998.
McKenna is Chairman of the television company Hat Trick Productions
, the music publisher Stage Three Music and sits on the Advisory Board of the advertising agency BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty
). He is also Chairman of the Young Vic Theatre, a Trustee of NESTA
and a Board Member of the British Council
. In addition, he is a member of the Film Business Academy Board at the Cass Business School and is an Ambassador for C&binet, the Government’s creative and business international network.
He was previously a Board Member of the British Tourist Authority (1995–2002) and Chairman of its Audit Committee, was a member of the Government’s Advisory Forum on Tourism and sat on the Board of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.
He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) and holds honorary doctorates from the University of Westminster and De Montfort University.
Ingenious Media
Ingenious Media is a UK media investment and advisory group founded in 1998 by Patrick McKenna who is its Chief Executive Officer....
, which he founded in 1998.
Personal life
Born Patrick Anthony McKenna on 11 June 1956 - the son of Cianan J McKenna (a builder) and Mary McKenna (née O'Regan) a nurse - he was brought up in Brentwood and attended Chelmsford Grammar School. In 1980 he married Margaret Elizabeth Ann White in Brentwood, they have four children - Mark, James, Katherine and Ciara. In 2010 he separated from his wife.Career details
After leaving school, he trained as a chartered accountant and got a job with accountants Touche Ross (Deloitte), reaching senior partner status at the age of 28 and heading their Media and Entertainment Group from 1986 to 1990. In 1990 he moved to Lloyd Webber's Really Useful GroupReally Useful Group
The Really Useful Group Ltd. is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is involved in theatre, film, television, video and concert productions, merchandising, magazine publishing, records and music publishing...
, taking up the posts of Chairman and Chief Executive from 1990 to 1997. He subsequently went on to found Ingenious Media
Ingenious Media
Ingenious Media is a UK media investment and advisory group founded in 1998 by Patrick McKenna who is its Chief Executive Officer....
in 1998.
McKenna is Chairman of the television company Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick Productions is a British independent production company that produces television programmes, mainly specialising in comedy.-History:...
, the music publisher Stage Three Music and sits on the Advisory Board of the advertising agency BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Bartle Bogle Hegarty is a British advertising agency, responsible for some notable advertising campaigns of the last 30 years. The company was founded by John Bartle, Nigel Bogle & Sir John Hegarty in 1982. Sir John Hegarty and Nigel Bogle still lead it today, together with worldwide CEO Simon...
). He is also Chairman of the Young Vic Theatre, a Trustee of NESTA
NESTA
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts is an independent endowment in the United Kingdom established by an Act of Parliament in 1998....
and a Board Member of the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
. In addition, he is a member of the Film Business Academy Board at the Cass Business School and is an Ambassador for C&binet, the Government’s creative and business international network.
He was previously a Board Member of the British Tourist Authority (1995–2002) and Chairman of its Audit Committee, was a member of the Government’s Advisory Forum on Tourism and sat on the Board of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.
He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) and holds honorary doctorates from the University of Westminster and De Montfort University.