EBU appoints O’Connor to comms role
April 3, 2018
By Colin Mann
Former Eutelsat Corporate Communications Director Vanessa O’Connor has been appointed to the new role of Director of Member Relations and Communications at the EBU.
While at Eutelsat, she took part in key phases of its development, including restructuring from a European intergovernmental organisation into a private company and the expansion of Eutelsat’s global activities across video, telecommunications and broadband markets.
O’Connor managed an international team operating out of Eutelsat’s Head Office in Paris where she developed and implemented company-wide communications strategies targeting diverse stakeholders in both commercial and public sector environments.
In her new role, she will be responsible for strengthening the EBU’s relations with Members and developing a long-term communications strategy for the EBU, and for public service media in general.
“Vanessa is going to be a real asset to the Management Team here at the EBU,” declared EBU Director General Noel Curran. “We are a Member-led organisation and we need to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our Members, large or small, and communicating better about the range of services we provide.”
“Vanessa brings with her a wealth of experience in corporate communications and we are looking forward to working with her to improve our engagement with all our stakeholders.”
“I’m delighted to be joining the EBU and to have the opportunity to work for an organisation and a community of Members that set the benchmark for excellence and vision in the media industry,” added O’Connor.
“The EBU’s exceptional range of activities reflects a commitment to maintaining Public Service Media relevant and at the top of its game. I look forward to being part of this effort and to working with the talent at the EBU to meet the diverse needs of Members as they evolve and grow in fast-moving and challenging environments.”
O’Connor joined Eutelsat in March 1988 following a journalistic career specialising in communications. She graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford and speaks English, French and German. She will take up her new role on June 1st.