Ingrid DELTENRE
Director General of European Broadcasting Union
Ingrid Deltenre took up the position of EBU Director General on 1 January 2010. Prior to joining the EBU, Ingrid Deltenre was CEO of Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), the leading public TV broadcaster in the German-speaking region of Switzerland.
During her tenure there she successfully redefined the broadcaster's profile, realigned it with its audience, and launched an editorial presence for the internet and mobile platforms.
Production facilities were also modernised during this time with the introduction of high definition and file-based production. All sports production was converted to high definition in time for Euro 2008. From 1999 to 2004 she was CEO of Publisuisse, the commercial unit of SRG SSR and the leading marketer of television in Switzerland.
Previously Ingrid Deltenre held a variety of executive positions, including at Swisscard AECS and as managing director at CASH, which at the time was Switzerland's leading business weekly. Ingrid Deltenre is a Dutch and Swiss National and speaks Dutch, German, English, French and Italian.