Peter Johnston | |
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Controller of BBC Northern Ireland | |
Assumed office 2006 | |
Preceded by | Anna Carragher |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 59–60) Ballymena,Northern Ireland |
Education | Ballymena Academy |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Peter Johnston (born Ballymena,1965) is a former Controller of BBC Northern Ireland. He was educated at Ballymena Academy and Imperial College London,where he graduated in Chemical Engineering and Management. [1] Prior to joining the BBC,he worked for Shell International in London and Price Waterhouse Coopers in Belfast. [2] He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1994 as a research executive,later becoming head of marketing and development,then Head of New Media for BBC Nations and Regions,before taking up post as Head of Broadcasting in 2003. [2] He was appointed Controller on 27 October 2006,the youngest person ever to hold that position. [1] [2]
In 2009 he was appointed as the chairman of Skillset's Northern Ireland national board. [3]