Maria Rørbye Rønn
Maria Rørbye Rønn (born January 25, 1964 ) is a Danish lawyer and director general of Danmarks Radio (DR).
Rønn holds a law degree from the University of Copenhagen . She previously worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Culture before joining the DR in 1995. Here she started in the copyright department and became head of DR Law in 2001. In 2007, her mandate was expanded to include the title of Head of DR Law, Politics and Strategy. When Kenneth Plummer left DR on October 28, 2010, she became Executive Director General and on February 6, 2011 the Board of Directors elected her as the new Director General.
Morten Hesseldahl, Lisbeth Knudsen and Ulrik Haagerup were other candidates for the post, but Rønn won the race by consensus of the board.
Maria Rørbye Rønn is married and has two children.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ukendt jurist Skal styre DR Politiken , 6 February 2011
- ↑ Bookmakere har Samme favorit til ny generaldirektør ( Memento of the original of October 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Politiken , October 28, 2010
- ↑ ny DR director ikke et "kulturelt fyrtårn" Danmarks Radio , February 7, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rørbye Rønn, Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish lawyer, General Director of Danmarks Radio |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1964 |