Rotha Johnston
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Rotha Johnston, CBE
is a British
entrepreneur in commerce and property. She is the Northern Ireland member of the BBC Trust
, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Johnston is a non-executive Director of Allied Irish Bank and Deputy Chair of Invest Northern Ireland. She is also a non-executive member of the Northern Ireland Office
and Pro Chancellor at Queen's University Belfast.
, which along with a formal Executive Board replaced the former BBC Board of Governors as the governing body of the BBC
. Her term expires on 31 October 2010.
As the National Trustee for Northern Ireland, Johnston chairs the BBC
Audience Council Northern Ireland, which advises the BBC Trust on the views of Northern Irish licence fee payers. She is also the chair of the Trust's Finance and Compliance Committee.
Order of the British Empire
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is a British
United Kingdom
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entrepreneur in commerce and property. She is the Northern Ireland member of the BBC Trust
BBC Trust
The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and aims to act in the best interests of licence fee payers....
, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Johnston is a non-executive Director of Allied Irish Bank and Deputy Chair of Invest Northern Ireland. She is also a non-executive member of the Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office
The Northern Ireland Office is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and is based in Northern Ireland at Stormont House.-Role:...
and Pro Chancellor at Queen's University Belfast.
BBC
On 1 November 2006 Johnston was appointed as one of the founding members of the BBC TrustBBC Trust
The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and aims to act in the best interests of licence fee payers....
, which along with a formal Executive Board replaced the former BBC Board of Governors as the governing body of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Her term expires on 31 October 2010.
As the National Trustee for Northern Ireland, Johnston chairs the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Audience Council Northern Ireland, which advises the BBC Trust on the views of Northern Irish licence fee payers. She is also the chair of the Trust's Finance and Compliance Committee.