Liberty Global has announced that UPC Ireland CEO Dana Strong (pictured) will become the chief operating officer of Virgin Media on completion of parent company Liberty Global’s acquisition of Virgin Media in the coming days. Strong will continue to be involved in UPC Ireland as chairman.
Strong will be succeeded in Ireland by Magnus Ternsjö. Since 2009, Mr. Ternsjö has been Managing Director of Liberty Global’s Central European Direct to Home (DTH) satellite television business – UPC DTH S.a.r.l. located in Luxembourg – covering Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.
As COO of Virgin Media, Strong will work with newly appointed chief executive Tom Mockridge and chief financial officer Robert Dunn, who served as chief executive of UPC Ireland prior to moving to the Netherlands in 2011.
Strong succeeds the late Shane O’Neill who passed away in February 2012 as UPC Ireland chairman. Her appointment as chairman of UPC Ireland takes effect immediately. Her appointment as chief operating officer of Virgin Media will take effect on 1 July.
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